Biology:Rhacolepis
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Short description: Extinct genus of fishes
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| Rhacolepis buccalis | |
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| Family: | Pachyrhizodontidae
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| Genus: | Rhacolepis Agassiz 1843
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Rhacolepis is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish[1] from the Cretaceous Santana Formation of Brazil .[2] Complete fossilised hearts from this species have been recovered.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rhacolepis". Paleobiology Database. http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=35433. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ↑ 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. http://doc.rero.ch/record/14754/files/PAL_E1882.pdf.
- ↑ Maldanis et al. (2016) Heart fossilization is possible and informs the evolution of cardiac outflow tract in vertebrates
Wikidata ☰ Q2355739 entry
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