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(A-D) Median disarticulated fossil tooth of stingray Myliobatis sp. (LGP/C137). (A) Basal view; (B) Occlusal view; (C) Lingual View; (D) Labial view. (E-H) Plate containing three median articulated fossil teeth of Myliobatis sp. (LGP/C180). (E) Basal view; (F) Occlusal view; (G) Labial View; (H) Lingual view.
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Sharks, rays, and chimeras have a limited fossil record compared to other taxa due to their predominantly cartilaginous skeletal structure. Fossilization tends to
preserve anatomic structures such as teeth, scales, cephalic and caudal fins, and other fins. The Myliobatiformes order, derived from rays, is characterized by
viviparity and distinctive...