Rhacolepisis an extinct genus ofray-finned fish[1]from theCretaceousSantana Formationof Brazil.[2]Complete fossilisedheartsfrom this species have been recovered.[3]
| Rhacolepis Temporal range:Aptian
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| Rhacolepis buccalis | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Crossognathiformes |
| Family: | †Pachyrhizodontidae |
| Genus: | †Rhacolepis Agassiz,1843 |
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References
edit- ^"Rhacolepis".Paleobiology Database.Retrieved2017-10-13.
- ^Donald B. Brinkman & A. G. Neuman (2002)."Teleost centra from uppermost Judith River Group (Dinosaur Park Formation, Campanian) of Alberta, Canada"(PDF).Journal of Paleontology.76(1): 138–155.doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2002)076<0138:TCFUJR>2.0.CO;2.S2CID130770708.
- ^Maldanis et al. (2016) Heart fossilization is possible and informs the evolution of cardiac outflow tract in vertebrates
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