The Mobulidae are zooplanktivorous elasmobranchs comprising two recognized species of
manta rays (Manta spp.) and nine recognized species of devil rays (Mobula spp.). They are …

Faced with a comparatively limited palette of minerals and organic polymers as building
materials, evolution has arrived repeatedly on structural solutions that rely on clever …

Manta and devil rays are an iconic group of globally distributed pelagic filter feeders, yet
their evolutionary history remains enigmatic. We employed next generation sequencing of …

The exact affinities of the fossil teeth attributed to the devilrays (mobulids) are critical for
resolving the debated origin of these giant pelagic rays amongst Myliobatiformes and the …

All stingrays in the family Myliobatidae are durophagous, consuming bivalves and
gastropods, as well as decapod crustaceans. Durophagous rays have rigid jaws, flat teeth …

Data, whether images, measurements, counts, occurrences, or character codings, are a
cornerstone of vertebrate paleontology. Every published paper, master's thesis, and doctoral …

Durophagous predators consume hard‐shelled prey such as bivalves, gastropods, and
large crustaceans, typically by crushing the mineralized exoskeleton. This is costly from the …

Sharks and their relatives (Elasmobranchii) are highly threatened with extinction due to
various anthropogenic pressures. The abundant fossil record of fossil taxa has allowed the …

Isolated teeth belonging to the genus Ptychodus Agassiz, 1834 (Chondrichthyes;
Elasmobranchii) from the Upper Cretaceous of the Ryazan and Moscow Oblast regions …

An epicontinental sea bisected West Africa periodically from the Late Cretaceous to the early
Eocene, in dramatic contrast to the current Sahara Desert that dominates the same region …