#sting rays

[protectoursharks]

I heard that sharks and rays are super closely related. Are skates an approximate bridging “group” between them? Or are they outside of both groups

They are all really closely related- there in all the same class known as Chondrichthyes, or cartilaginous fish. Sharks evolved first, approximately 350 million years ago during the Carboniferous period. Skates and ray came around at approximately the same time as each other 150 million years ago during the Jurassic period.

So skates aren't really a "bridging group", they're actually most closely related to rays!

[aquaticplushies]

Manta/Sting Ray plushie made by National Geographic !!

[seasonalwonderment]

Trip Report | Spring Break in the Bahamas - Hi Sugarplum!

[allisonchinart]

School of rays | x

[hollowsart]

Rays 💖✨️

[girlsbeblogging]

All ocean animals are sea dogs in my mind (except eels don’t know wtf eels got goin on)

[whitefireprincess]

Sting Ray Migration, Anna Maria island | Josh Clarke

[kahuna-64]

🌊🌊🌊🌊

[systimming]

Jotaro Kujo fictive with aquatic animals + stars + aquatic animal plushies stims!

- Mod Primarina + Mod Pent.

((Sources of gifs: x, x, x | x, x, x | x, x, x ))

[robryebeach]

LOOK WHATS IN THE WATER. #sealife #oceanlife #stingray

[atomicjellycat]

Hey

Wanna see some amazing creatures

[rupertbbare]

[aquaticplushies]

Manta/Sting Ray plushie made by TheArtOfPraise on Etsy !!

[rastronomicals]

The Sting Rays

[jebbyj]

String rays don't melt steel beams

[chocobothis]

Zoo Trip!

We have a Brutus the Brown Bear cuddling his rock. My Anxiety Riddled Lesser Cats sans their emotional support dogs. A Sloth Bear aka the animal that looks like it's got maybe a single brain cell and never uses it. Red Panda Darlings. Sting Rays because they were massive; there were even bigger ones I couldn't get pictures of. A kangaroo that was mean-mugging everyone. Then my brand new stuffed animal that I still need to name.