Ray Pavement Teeth 

Here are some specimens I collected in the Arabian Gulf: 

If you recognize/can identify any of the below specimens, especially my two mystery examples (the bottom two photographs), please let me know by e-mail to: mjb117@york.ac.uk

Myliobatidae: Rhinoptera cf. javanica  Müller and Henle 1841 
Family common name: eaglerays. 
Common name:  flapnose ray, cownose ray. 
Specimen collected by Mark Beech on Rhams beach, just north of Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. 
Date: February 1997. 

Myliobatidae: cf. Pteromylaeus sp. 
Family common name: eaglerays. 
Common name: bull ray. 
Disc width = 48cm 
Disc length = 25cm 
Specimens collected by Mark Beech on Rhams beach, just north of Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. 
Date: 22 February 1997. 

Myliobatidae (?Aetomylaeus/?Myliobatis sp.) pavement teeth fragments. 
Family common name: eaglerays. 
Specimen collected by Mark Beech on Rhams beach, just north of Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. 
Date: April 1998. 

Unknown ?ray - upper and lower pavement teeth. 
Specimens collected by Mark Beech on Rhams beach, just north of Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. 
Date: 16 April 1999. 

A close-up photograph of the structure of its teeth: 

? Ray - pavement teeth fragments. 
Specimen collected by Barbara Couldrey on Rhams beach, just north of Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. 
Date: early February 1998. 

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