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]
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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