#stingray fossil

[uk-fossils]

Fossil Ray Tooth Plate Myliobatis sp Aquia Formation Palaeocene Maryland USA Genuine

Fossil Ray – Myliobatis sp. (Eagle Ray Tooth Plate)

Geological Period: Late Palaeocene (Thanetian Stage)

Age: Approximately 59 to 56 million years ago

Formation: Aquia Formation

Locality: Wades Bay, Charles County, Maryland, USA

This listing features a genuine tooth plate from Myliobatis sp., a genus of eagle ray that once inhabited the warm, shallow seas of what is now the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North America. This fossil comes from the Aquia Formation, a well-known Late Palaeocene marine deposit exposed along the Potomac River and its tributaries.

The Myliobatis tooth plate is characterised by its flat, pavement-like structure, composed of interlocking teeth adapted for crushing hard-shelled prey such as mollusks and crustaceans. These rays were part of the elasmobranch lineage, related to modern rays and sharks, and played an important ecological role in Palaeocene marine ecosystems.

The Aquia Formation, dating to the Thanetian stage of the Palaeocene, consists of glauconitic sands and silts deposited in a shallow marine environment. Fossils from this formation include a rich variety of shark teeth, ray dentition, bony fish, and marine reptiles.

Actual Specimen Pictured: The item you see is the exact fossil you will receive.

Scale: 1cm cube included in the image for accurate sizing. Please refer to the photo.

Condition: Naturally preserved and stable; some wear consistent with aquatic fossilisation processes.

Excellent for:

Fossil collectors and marine palaeontology enthusiasts

Educational and teaching collections

Natural history exhibits

Thoughtful gifts for lovers of ancient sea life

All of our Fossils are 100% Genuine Specimens & come with a Certificate of Authenticity.

We carefully select each specimen based on authenticity, scientific interest, and visual appeal.

[respect-the-locals]

Daily Ray Fact:

The Fiddler Ray and their relatives are thought to be the oldest ray group, which explains why they are somewhere between a shark and a ray. It is understood that rays evolved from sharks and so really the Fiddler Ray is a visual demonstration of that change in biology, The earliest known fossil rays are only 150 million years ago and whilst there are very few well preserved fossils available there are whole bodies of ancient guitarfishes which very closely resemble that of modern day Fiddler Rays.

[phenomenalgems]

🐟 🌊 #3 on our top 10 finds of 2024: the stingray fossil we found at American Fossil Quarry in Green River formation, Kemmerer, Wyoming!! This ancient beauty was completely encased in a huge slab and accented by some partially exposed fish. We got the opportunity to dig American Fossil as vendors at the Kemmerer Fossil Fish Expo, a worthy trip to this neat little town. At the very end of the day, we were the last vendors digging and splitting. Keith discovered the stingray on the very last split of the day (of course, and no surprise 😅—as you know, Keith’s exceptional luck only goes up as the day progresses.)

As noob Green River diggers, we didn’t really know what we were looking at in the rock—but the experts at American Fossil sure did!! They helped identify the layout of the stingray, and told us that they expected it to be almost fully intact. Thankfully, the experts at Fossil Oasis were also on the scene, and took the slab for later prepwork this winter. We’ll debut it later this season for this year’s major shows! Green River Formation has a magic spell on us, and we can’t wait to return in 2025. 🐟 🌊 #greenriver #greenriverformation #kemmererwyoming #fossilstingray #toptenfindsof2024 #americanfossilquarry #fossillake #stingray #phenomenalgems

[darrellenjoyer]

is it weird i saw this bronze wuzhiqi water goblin statue from 12th century song dynasty china and i immediately thought of courtney

[tff-praefectus]

Stingray plate and other shark and fish fossils

[greenfrog04]

The evolutionary origin of the durophagous pelagic stingray ecomorph

Published 26th July 2023

Discovery of a new stingray, Dasyomyliobatis thomyorkei, from the Eocene Konservat-Lagerstätte of Bolca in Italy provides insight into the evolutionary origin of stingray diet and lifestyle.

Dasyomyliobatis thomyorkei holotype

Teeth of Dasyomyliobatis thomyorkei

Cephalic lobes of Dasyomyliobatis thomyorkei

Artist reconstruction of Dasyomyliobatis thomyorkei, art by Fabrizio Lavezzi

Hypothetical artist reconstruction of Dasyomyliobatis thomyorkei, art by Fabrizio Lavezzi

Source:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/pala.12669

[ariazoe]

Stingray Coral Jewelry: Ancient Elegance in Every Piece

Stingray Coral Jewelry showcases the beauty of fossilized coral, featuring intricate patterns reminiscent of stingray skin. This ancient gemstone, often found in shades of gray, red, and brown, offers a unique, earthy elegance. Each piece is a testament to nature's artistry, perfect for those who appreciate rare and distinctive jewelry.

[great-and-small]

watching some presentations on wetlands at work and hearing that the general public have a bad perception of them just from the word "swamp" blew my mind. people don't like swamps?? 😭

People who hear the word swamp and think of nothing more than a foul stinking place are fools but I pity them. They don’t know what you and I know. I want to take them by the hand and open their eyes to the way the universe expands if you will just put on some bug spray and go somewhere that might not be put on a post card.

Like do you NOT want to hear the music of crickets and cicadas ringing through a hall of cypress trees that are old enough to know god? Have you never felt the ground under your feet shiver from the sheer force of a hundred singing bull gators? Do you know that standing in a marsh that is teeming with thousands of animal lives you will never know or be able to understand all around you will make you feel alive again because your ancestors ancestors stood in the same places and felt small and enormous at the same time? I crouched in the reeds of a Saltmarsh watching a stingray eat fiddler crabs and when I turned to leave I found under my boot a fossilized tooth from an ancient horse dating to the last ice age. Mine was likely the first human hand to hold it.

It’s an absolute tragedy when a person who doesn’t realize that humanity and wetlands cannot be separated says “swamps are gross” and misses out on one of the best ecosystems in the world

[shadowcatartwork]

Seawing Headcanons

Seawings have the longest body of all tribes, and are the fastest swimmers. They have average length wings that are similar in shape to an albatross. Their wing shape, coupled with the drag from their heavy tails, make them the slowest fliers of all tribes. Seawings are, however, able to use ground effect to glide for long distances over land or water at reduced speed. When gliding over the ocean, Seawings can use their tails to generate speed and lift, not unlike a flying fish. Seawings are also the slowest fliers.

The illuminated scales are the only ones necessary for basic communication

Seawings have a modified flame pouch that allows them to shoot water at a high velocity, however, this skill requires years of practice. When mastered, this ability can be used to knock a low flying dragon out of the air.

Seawing War Crest:

Seawing royal markings are said to be a gift from an animus dragon, and are said to reflect the personality of the dragon who has them. They can only be seen when illuminated:

Seawings are known for their tropical fish and other ocean goods.

Seawing Stall:

This stall contains nets, seaweed fabric, stingray leather, shells, pearls, squid ink, salt, driftwood, ammonite fossils, whale bones, and fish (herring, dorado)

It is also common to see vendors selling shark leather, powdered sea hare ink, and boat charters.

[alphynix]

Lessiniabatis aenigmatica was a rather strange stingray.

It lived around 50-48 million years ago during the early Eocene, in a shallow warm sea covering what is now Italy, with its three known fossil specimens all coming from the fish-rich Monte Bolca fossil beds.

About 60cm long (~2'), it had a round pancake-like body similar to many modern seafloor-dwelling stingrays – but uniquely it was also almost tailless, with only a tiny, slender, stingless tail.

It wasn't a particularly strong swimmer, instead probably spending most of its time buried in the muddy seafloor sediment. When on the move it likely swam along just above the surface of the seafloor using undulations of its fins, foraging for smaller bottom-dwelling animals like worms, molluscs, crustaceans, and fish.

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[fangthroat]

the results!!! cause i’m tired of waiting !

the lie is that is have been to canada! :) i have been fossil digging and it was so fun. and both of my grandparents did work for NASA! my grandfather was an engineer that built many of the space missions including apollo 11 ! and when i was around 11 or so my great aunt and uncle took me fossil digging ! i found many fish, plants, and a stingray tail!

[bignaz8]

Fossilized Stingray Barb, Northern Arizona

[tff-praefectus]

Rhombodus binkhorsti

[baby5555]

This song is SO reader x Law coded. Specifically reader as a member of the Heart Pirates who is falling in love with her hot broody captain

Lyrics below, tell me I’m wrong….

I've gotta swim through

Give this a try

Dive off a free fall

Into the sky

My brains an urchin

My heart a stingray

I'll sink beside you

Billow up off our feet

Arms round my shoulder

Brittle star weave

Out to the ocean

Life aboard a submarine

Well I'd really like to know you

But I find it hard

To go where you are when you speak in sonar

Days from the deep end

An echo off the ocean floor

I never thought that

We'd ever come this far

Chasing a jet stream

By the fin of a shark

Gone for the weekend

Batten down the hatches for a storm

Well I'll dance beside you

Stick to the beat

Fossils in the city park

Got dolphins in my dreams

Bottom of the ocean

Samba sun on the ceiling

[rodrigobera04]

Third round, this time with dragon type.

Here it is:

DRAGON pure

Small dragons lined up, forming a larger dragon,like wishwash does.

Dragon playing hide and seek, blending in with the landscape.

Kaiju turtle with a draconic skull for its shell.

Imp with huge ears like wings, drinks the blood of other dragons.

Draconic two-headed dog, used as security.

Beast with a long neck that goes around its body.

Tarasque with armored hull articulated like an armadillo.

Robust underground dragon with echolocation, with a bat-like face.

Feathered wyvern followed by her eggshell-helmeted chicks.

DRAGON/GRASS

Cactus lizard, carrying a cactus full of water on its back like a hump.

Nocturnal creature with an intimidating bat-flower face.

Dragon parasite strangler fig, wrapped around trees for steal their essence.

Small pollinating wyvern like a hummingbird carrying seeds and pollen.

Leafy sea dragon orchid, floating through the treetops.

Nudibranch covered in vegetation capturing energy from the sun.

Literal dragonfly with Venus flytraps for claws to catch prey.

Parasaurolophus with a wooden trumpet to whistle.

Vegetable drake blowing fragrant smoke of flowers and herbs.

DRAGON/ROCK

Dragon with rocky skin, pretending to be a cave and swallowing prey.

Beast with rock skin and chipped stone claw that sharpens on its body.

Cave lizard men use pieces of fossils as their weapons.

Comet in the shape of a dragon's head and with its trail of light as a body.

Avian gargoyle that rests during the day, like a pooto.

Devilish-looking monster resembling a stone idol.

Mythical beast with gemstone scales that reflect flaming light.

Hybrid of a triceratops and nurikabe with chameleon camouflage.

Winged beast with dragon wings shaped like a drill to open the ground.

DRAGON/ICE

Polychaete worm opening the ice with its jaws.

Female dragon born from an egg exposed to low temperatures.

Crocodile sleeping on an iceberg, with only its mouth and paws sticking out.

Hairy beast with large tusks, remotely reminiscent of a mammoth or yak.

Monster with a flat body, hidden in the snow and sliding in avalanches.

Polar sea monster, its sounds can be heard from the bottom, for kilometers.

Oni-like creature, blowing blizzards from its inflatable throat.

Polar reptile capable of changing its colors to those of the northern lights/southern lights.

Beast with icy blood that, when injured, freezes the attacker on contact.

DRAGON/FIRE

Pig-nosed drake who shoots like fire like a pistol.

Little dragon running and exploding with its lit fuse tail.

Bird of paradise dragon doing mating dances setting fire to its scales.

Wolf beast blowing fire into houses and stealing cattle, like in fairy tales.

Hybrid between a stingray and a bat that lives in lava, it burns its prey by covering it.

Turtle with soup-smelling breath, which attracts prey.

Pangolin with healing scales, its meat can cure diseases according to some.

Rocket dragon, has holes in its back used as turbines.

Male dragon hatched from an egg exposed to high temperatures.

DRAGON/GROUND

Terrestrial catfish that causes earthquakes.

Draconian vicuña with membranes that blow clouds of sand.

Flat crocodile that hides in the dunes.

Huge sandworm with a converging body of a whale.

Hydra eel, emerging from a mud puddle behind its prey.

Serpent like elephant trunk that blows sand, based on grootslang.

Camouflaged predator imitating a tree, as if it were a stick insect.

Snake with reliefs of footprints on the body, rotating and leaving deceptive tracks.

Lizard sticking out its tongue that is actually its real head.

DRAGON/GHOST

Dragon that has been decapitated but can separate its head from its body.

Parchment with a drawing of a dragon on it, which gives it life.

Diaphonized seahorse, with transparent skin and colorful skeleton.

Crocodilian boogeyman, based on the cuca monster,sings a dreamy song.

Dragon skin bag, gaining characteristics of his living "self", like a mouth.

Ancient monster described in a book, with the haunted ink giving it life.

Giant Dracula vampire bat, haunting abandoned castles.

Dragon hunter wearing the skin of a slain dragon as armor.

Undead kaiju that breathes will-o'-the-wisp.

DRAGON/FAIRY

Griffin laying eggs in other dragons' nests, like a cuckoo.

Chinese parade dancing lion, doing acrobatics,fight evil spirits.

Ruby sea dragon, blows pearls from its mouth like a cannon.

Lamia disguised as a maiden or nymph, swallowing approaching prey.

Carp purifying the polluted rivers and lakes by their magical scales.

Small dragon but can transform into a huge beast in defense, like a spriggan.

Unicorn dragon with magical and healing horn, but very fierce.

Lunar fairy based on vespertilio homo, with bat characteristics.

Shinchu immune to poison, predator of poisonous Pokémon.

DRAGON/BUG

Prehistoric cockroach with features of a dinosaur.

Titan beetle cutting down trees with one bite.

Giant mutant ant, like those from a B movie.

Giant tarantula hidden by its foliage camouflage, considered a cryptid.

Thorny katydid with wings looking like a dragon's eyes.

Huge mosquito stealing cattle to drink blood.

Horde of worms imitating a huge dragon.

Wingless parasitic fly that lives in the caves of noibat and noivern

Mandarin wasp causing destruction in bug-type creations.

DRAGON/DARK

Alien eldritch dragon with tentacles on its face and wings.

Yakuza lizards with scales resembling tattoos.

Dinosaur cryptid with dark skin to camouflage itself at night.

Serpent swallowing solrock and lunatone, alluding to bakunawa, apofis, etc.

Gecko with a false head on its tail to prevent decapitation.

Monster like a peanutbug with a hideous fake face on its wings.

Oviraptor preying on other dragons' nests, stealing eggs.

Two-headed beast, one head sings a hypnotic song and the other attacks.

Dragon in "sheep's clothing", uses its jaws to imitate horns.

DRAGON/STEEL

Heraldic animalistic monster with metallic fur.

Folklore monster who faced heroes, swords are stuck in his body.

Dragon covered in molten metal, using its heat.

Dragon with a chain with a metal ball, pinning him to the ground.

Diabolical creature deceiving the greedy with illusions of coins in its mouth.

Metallic wyrm with a metallic head and body, cuts everything like a knife.

Carnifex screaming and creating sound waves heard from far.

Precious mineral-eating cave creature.

Winged dragon closing its wings like a shield.

DRAGON/ELECTRIC

Albatross/iguana chimera, creates electrical storms.

Alligator with electric bite.

Fast raptor, kills prey with a surprise electric shock.

Sachihoko covering herself with her tail, like a mohawk that attracts lightning.

Duck-billed dinosaur, its beak has bio-electric organs.

Dragons like bats, flying in clouds to catch electricity, personify thunder.

Bichir can electrocute like an eel, with fins in the form of lightning.

Dragon with bioluminescent tail like firefly abdomen.

Ouroboros creating infinite energy by biting its tail.

DRAGON/FIGHTING

Iridescent python twitched and whipped its body.

Monster with mutated arms that form a second jaw.

Dragon knight with scales forming swords.

Massive bullfrog sumo wrestler, crushing the opponent.

Hydra that instead of heads, has extra arms.

Bird of terror with strong legs for crushing and kicking.

Anfisbena fighting among themselves to see who takes over the direction.

Wuxia themed tiger and dragon hybrid predator.

Demon with sharp claws and slashing wings based on devilman.

DRAGON/NORMAL

Monster with three pairs of jaws, looking like a strange dog.

Immense dragon looking like a huge mattress, almost always sleeping.

Little dinosaur with a bait-shaped tail for catching fish.

Small lizard but with a huge roar.

Reptile shedding its skin, which takes the form of colorful and stylish clothing.

Angelic-looking beast with sonic abilities.

Rubber dinosaur capable of inflating itself.

Dragon with a beard of colorful scales, used for display.

Long tatzelwurm coiled over its victim.

DRAGON/FLYING

Flock of birds that form an immense winged creature.

Roc launching its tough eggs onto its prey.

Colorful kite pterodactyl creating tornado winds.

Dragon without wings,but it swallows air to blow and also levitate.

Dinosaur turning into a bird when it evolves.

Amphitera with colorful wings and a body that makes a rattling noise.

Flying turtle, its head is hidden in the shell and comes out like a cuckoo clock.

Symbiotic dragon with butterflies, letting them drink his tears.

Wyvern goose used as a guard dog, very fierce and with a serrated beak.

DRAGON/WATER

Kaiju lobster making water turn to steam.

Kraken sea serpent, covered in tentacles and a beak that cuts metal.

Oriental dragon made of water, always dripping raindrops.

Soft-shelled turtle, its shell is shaped like wings for gliding.

Tiny, seemingly dull fish with the mouth of a sarcastic fringhead.

Monitor lizard abandoning the land and becoming a mosasaur-like monster.

Sea monster in the form of a waterspout.

Gar turning amphibian and looking like a spinosaurus.

Supernatural aquatic horse that runs on water, covered in wet, sticky mucus.

FINAL MYTHICAL:

Pixie dragon dragon/fairy, created from children's imagination of fairy tales.

Wait for more.