Rhacolepis

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Rhacolepis
Temporal range: Aptian
~119–113  Ma
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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]

R. buccalis skull Rhacolepis buccalis skull.jpg
R. buccalis skull
Inside the stomach of a Notelops brama. Rhacolepis inside the stomach of a Notelops brama.jpg
Inside the stomach of a Notelops brama.
R. buccalis with several hundred small shrimp in stomach. Rhacolepis buccalis with several hundred small shrimp in stomach (cropped).jpg
R. buccalis with several hundred small shrimp in stomach.
Fossil in Vienna Rhacolepis Vienna.jpg
Fossil in Vienna

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References

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