Rhacolepis
| Rhacolepis Temporal range: Cretaceous | |
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| 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 2 "Rhacolepis". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ https://elifesciences.org/content/5/e14698
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