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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.
Taxonomy
Heliobatis radians Stingray
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Myliobatiformes
Family: Dasyatidae
Genus: Heliobatis
Species: H. radians
Author Citation Marsh, 1877
Geological Time Scale
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Paleogene
Epoch: Eocene
Stratigraphy
Green River Formation
Fossil Butte Member
Provenance
Collector: Seth Sorensen
Date Collected: 06/08/2016
Acquired by: Field Collection
Dimensions
Blank: 11.6"
Width: 6"
Location
Wyoming
United States
Comments
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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