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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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