Fossil Information (Phanerozoic Eon)
| ID: | 434 |
| Fossil Type: | Tooth |
| Fossil Description: | Bullnose ray (not Cownose ray, not Spotted Eagle ray) |
| Status: | Extant |
| Relative Size: | Medium |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Myliobatiformes |
| Family: | Myliobatidae |
| Scientific Name (Genus species): | Myliobatis freminvillei [flat surface] (Other Myliobatis species: californica [concave or V-shaped longitudinal surface], {possibly} latidens [flat, rough surface texture], dixoni [top view not straight]) (not Rhinoptera bonasus [transverse speed-bump on |
| Era/Period: | Cenozoic/Tertiary |
| Epoch/Age: | Miocene/Eocene |
| MYA: | 5 to 23/55 |
| Discovery Location (Water, Land): | Atlantic Ocean, Manasquan River Inlet |
| Discovery Location (City, ST): | Manasquan, NJ |
| Discovery Location (County): | Monmouth |
| Deepest Formation: | Manasquan |
| Color: | Black |
| Comments: | Lower medial file, isolated tooth from mouthplate, flat top, inverted and flattened pyramid bottom (upper plate is convex and lower plate is nearly flat) |
| Collector Name: | RLD |
| Image Filename 1: | DSCF4167.jpg |
| Image Filename 2: | DSCF4168.jpg |