Rhacolepis

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Rhacolepis
Temporal range: Aptian
~119–113  Ma
Rhacolepsis buccalis Leiden.JPG
Rhacolepis buccalis
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Rhacolepis

Agassiz 1843
Species
  • R. buccalisAgassiz 1841
  • R. latusAgassiz 1841

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]

Fossil in Vienna Rhacolepis Vienna.jpg
Fossil in Vienna

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rhacolepis". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  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. Maldanis et al. (2016) Heart fossilization is possible and informs the evolution of cardiac outflow tract in vertebrates