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Rhacolepis

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Rhacolepis
Temporal range: Cretaceous
Rhacolepis buccalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Actinopterygii
Subclass:
Neopterygii
Infraclass:
Teleostei
Superorder:
Elopomorpha
Order:
Crossognathiformes[1]
Family:
Pachyrhizodontidae
Genus:
Rhacolepis

Agassiz, 1841

Rhacolepis is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish[1] from the Cretaceous.[2] Complete fossialised hearts from this species have been recovered.[3]

Fossil in Vienna

References

  1. ^ a b "Rhacolepis". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  2. ^ Donald B. Brinkman & A. G. Neuman (2002). "Teleost centra from uppermost Judith River Group (Dinosaur Park Formation, Campanian) of Alberta, Canada". Journal of Paleontology. 76 (1): 138–155. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2002)076<0138:TCFUJR>2.0.CO;2.
  3. ^ https://elifesciences.org/content/5/e14698
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