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By sseth
Heliobatis radians Stingray
Kingdom: Animalia
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Paleogene
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Eocene
Green River Formation
Fossil Butte Member
Collector: Seth Sorensen
Date Collected: 06/08/2016
Acquired by: Field Collection
Length: 11.6 "
Width: 6 "
Wyoming
United States
This is a female Stingray specimen called Heliobatis radians and is one of only two species of ray from the Green River Formation. Like modern stingrays, this extinct genus had barbs on its tail. This one is known to be a female due to the absence of claspers used by the male in mating.
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