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Sunday, February 5th, 2012

Ray/Skate

Stingray material
Left- Stingray spines 1-1/2 to 3 in.
Center- Ray pavement or grinding teeth segments
Right- Ray or skate dermal spines
Miocene epoch, Beaufort County, NC and Monmouth County, NJ

Stingray material
Left- Ray grinding or pavement teeth (articulated)
Right- Ray dermal thorn or spine
Miocene epoch
Beaufort County, NC
Both approx. 1 3/4 in.

Stingray tailspines

Larger Stingray Tail Spines
All approx. 4 in.
Miocene Epoch
Peace River, DeSoto County, Fla.


Cownose ray crusher plate
Cownose Ray- articulated crusher or grinding plate
Miocene Epoch
3-3/4" Wide x 2-3/4" Tall
Peace River, DeSoto County, Fla.


Ray crusher plate
Reverse side of ray plate

 stingray backspines two
Stingray and skate back and tail spines
Miocene Epoch
Peace River, Hardee and DeSoto Counties
1/2" to 2-1/2"


tiny ray plate
Tiny (but complete!) ray crusher plate
Miocene Epoch
Hardee County, Fla.

ray spine
Complete Stingray Tailspine
3-1/2"
Miocene Epoch
Arcadia, Fla.


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