Egg preservation in an Eocene stingray (Myliobatiformes, Dasyatidae) from Italy [PDF]
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2019 Egg preservation in an Eocene stingray (Myliobatiformes, Dasyatidae) from ...
Federico Fanti +2 more
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Scientia Marina, 2014 The giant devil ray (Mobula mobular) is a poorly understood protected endemic species of the eastern Atlantic-Mediterranean region. However, to date there are no range-wide management actions in place. This paper provides the first overview of the summer
Caterina Maria Fortuna +6 more
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Reappraisal of the Eocene whiptail stingrays (Myliobatiformes, Dasyatidae) of the Bolca Lagerstätte, Italy [PDF]
Zoologica Scripta, 2018 AbstractThe Eocene whiptail stingrays of the family Dasyatidae from the Bolca Lagerstätte, NE Italy, are revised herein in detail. The analysis of the anatomical and morphometric features allows us to identify the species “Dasyatis” zigni (Molin, 1861) as a junior synonym of “D.” muricatus (Volta, 1796), and to assign it to the new genus Tethytrygon ...
Giuseppe Marramà +3 more
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Comparative anatomy of the extraocular muscles in four Myliobatoidei rays (Batoidea, Myliobatiformes) [PDF]
Journal of Anatomy, 2016 AbstractExtraocular muscles are classically grouped as four rectus and two oblique muscles. However, their description and potential associations with species behavior are limited. The objective was to characterize extraocular muscles in four Myliobatoidei rays from diverse habitats with divergent behaviors.
Carlo M, Cunha +2 more
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First record of Aetomylaeus asperrimus Gilbert, 1898, Roughskin Eagle Ray (Myliobatiformes, Myliobatidae), from El Salvador: additional data from the Eastern Tropical Pacific [PDF]
Check ListIn 2024, two females of Aetomylaeus asperrimus Gilbert, 1989 (Myliobatiformes, Myliobatidae) were caught while fishing using an artisanal longline in El Salvador. The rays were identified by their rhomboid disc and unique dorsal pattern.
Jazminne S. Paiz +2 more
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Langhian rays (Chondrichthyes, Batomorphii) from Brielas, Lower Tagus Basin, Portugal
Geologica Acta, 2019 The Langhian Vc unit of Brielas section (Caparica road, Almada), in the marine Miocene of the Lower Tagus Basin (West Portugal), is rich in batoid species.
P. FIALHO, A. BALBINO, M.T. ANTUNES
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First records of Spinetail Devil Ray, Mobula mobular (Bonnaterre, 1788), and Bentfin Devil Ray, M. thurstoni (Lloyd, 1908) (Myliobatiformes, Mobulidae), in French Polynesia [PDF]
Check ListThe first confirmed sightings of Spinetail Devil Ray, Mobula mobular (Bonnaterre, 1788), and Bentfin Devil Ray, M. thurstoni (Lloyd, 1908) (Myliobatiformes, Mobulidae), are reported in French Polynesia. An individual of M.
Alice S. Carpentier +8 more
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Sawfishes and Other Elasmobranch Assemblages from the Mio-Pliocene of the South Caribbean (Urumaco Sequence, Northwestern Venezuela). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The Urumaco stratigraphic sequence, western Venezuela, preserves a variety of paleoenvironments that include terrestrial, riverine, lacustrine and marine facies.
Jorge D Carrillo-Briceño +4 more
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Biota Colombiana, 2016 Entre febrero y diciembre de 2011 se estudió la comunidad de peces de la ciénaga de Paredes, a través de cuatro muestreos, en periodos climáticamente contrastantes y tres ambientes: estación 1, correspondiente a la boca de entrada del caño Peruétano (BCP)
Beatriz H. Mojica-Figueroa +1 more
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Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2008 Potamotrygonidae constitui o único grupo recente de Chondrichthyes cujo habitat está restrito, exclusivamente, a águas continentais. Na planície de inundação do Alto rio Paraná, espécies desta família estabeleceram-se após o fechamento das comportas da ...
Antonio Guilherme Cândido da Silva +1 more
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