How the Devil Ray Got its Horns (IMAGE)

San Francisco State University

How the Devil Ray Got its Horns

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A new study shows that the manta ray's distinctive hornlike cephalic lobes, rather than being separate appendages, have their origins as the foremost part of the animals' fins, modified for a new purpose.

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Photo taken by Jackie Reid, courtesy of the NOAA Image Library

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