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  • Devil Ray


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    Taxonomy

    Devil Ray

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Chondrichthyes
    Order: Myliobatiformes
    Family: Mobulidae
    Genus: Plinthicus
    Species: Plinthicus stenodon
    Author Citation Cope, 1869

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Cenozoic
    Period: Neogene
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Miocene

    Stratigraphy

    Pungo River Formation

    Provenance

    Collector: Don Rideout
    Date Collected: 08/14/2015
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Width: 11 mm
    Height: 8 mm

    Location

    Lee Creek Mine
    Beaufort County
    North Carolina
    United States

    Comments

    This Devil Ray tooth, Plinthicus stenodon is a common found in some Pungo River sediments. It is also found in the Pliocene Yorktown, but is much less common there. Most found are damaged in some way. Being undamaged makes this specimen special.




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