Blueclaw Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 I’m doing a fossil stingray display and am curious about species for my labels. The pieces have come from NC and SC (spoil pits, beach, inland digs). In the pic with 3 groups I THINK too left is cownose, middle unknown and bottom right eagle/bonnet ray but unsure. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Hello, and a very warm welcome to TFF from Morocco. Can't help but I will be very interested to see the responses. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 @Al Dente @MarcoSr Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Hi, Henri Cappetta has long indicated that the individual teeth of this type of ray are toothless when found separated. There are several kinds of stripes with very comparable dental pavers, with some differences with the number of small diamond teeth on the sides. Here I can add nothing more, except that if the tooth from below left is Miocene it could be Aetobatus arcuatus. Remember that the size of the fossils is often decisive for a good identification. I thank you for adding them. Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 If these two are very thin from front to back, they may be Plinthicus. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueclaw Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 Al Dente, those pieces are indeed very thin. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 So, here is a hint .... search the internet or this forum for Stingray Teeth Identification... None will tell you every Stingray for every tooth, but each is likely to identify at least one or Make yourself knowledgeable on one narrow topic at a time.... 2 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Elasmo.com is always a good place to check to start narrowing your options. http://www.elasmo.com/frameMe.html?file=genera/cenozoic/batoids/gymnurid.html&menu=bin/menu_genera-alt.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 I have quite a few references that may help here: Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueclaw Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 15 hours ago, Fin Lover said: I have quite a few references that may help here: 15 hours ago, ClearLake said: Elasmo.com is always a good place to check to start narrowing your options. http://www.elasmo.com/frameMe.html?file=genera/cenozoic/batoids/gymnurid.html&menu=bin/menu_genera-alt.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueclaw Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 Thank you for the assistance. Between this forum and elasmo I was able to get enough information to satisfactorily put together a display I am happy with. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Separating Rhinoptera teeth from those of Myliobatis is not always possible as both can show great variability. Even individual teeth of modern species from a single plate can differ in form and some can resemble teeth of an extinct genus. That's how weird it can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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