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Link to enlarge image K5741 © Justin Kerr Charles Zidar
ANCIENT MAYA ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Family:  Urotrygonidae
Genus:  Urobatis
Species:  maculatus
Authority:  Garman, 1913
Common Name:  Cortez round stingray
Faunal Type:  Fish
Depictions:  Spine
Significance:  Rays were used by the Maya for their prized stingray spines. These spines were worn as jewelry by Maya women and used by the elite in blood letting ceremonies.
Notes:  Genus - Dasyatidae?



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