Reposted by Julia Türtscher
Cretaceous freshwater ray sheds new light on the evolution of modern #rays 🔍
Researchers at #univie have reconstructed the near-complete #skeleton of Myledaphus bipartitus - a Late Cretaceous ray - for the first time.
The twist? It belongs to Rhinopristiformes. @journalsystpal.bsky.social #fossil
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Cretaceous freshwater ray sheds new light on the evolution of modern rays
An exceptionally well-preserved fossil find from Alberta, Canada, has enabled the almost complete reconstruction of the skeleton of the Late Cretaceous ray Myledaphus bipartitus for the first time. A ...