Myliobatis was a common stingray during the Neogene. At least 11 Myliobatis species survive today and are found worldwide – known as the eagle rays. Many specimens of extinct species have been unearthed in Pliocene deposits in North Carollina, USA, However, other finds in North America, Africa, and Europe show that Myliobatis was also around in the Miocene and perhaps extends back as far as the Eocene.