Mermaid's Purse (Skate Egg Casing)

Object/Artifact

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Kentucky State Parks

Name/Title

Mermaid's Purse (Skate Egg Casing)

Entry/Object ID

JJA.1938.1135

Description

This is a dark brown or black egg case, most likely from a skate [The original PastPerfect record identified this as an egg case from a stingray.]. The egg case has two of its horns preserved at two of the corners. Kingdom: Animalia (Animals) Phylum: Chordata (Chordates) Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Rajiformes Family: Rajidae

Collection

L. S. Tyler Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Natural

Date made

1890 - 1910

Notes

Date: ca. 1900

Lexicon

Search Terms

Natural History, Egg cases

Dimensions

Height

3-1/4 in

Width

1-3/8 in

Depth

7/8 in

Material

Collagen