Rhacolepis
Extinct genus of ray-finned fishes
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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]
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| Rhacolepis Temporal range: Aptian ~ | |
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| Rhacolepis buccalis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Crossognathiformes |
| Family: | †Pachyrhizodontidae |
| Genus: | †Rhacolepis Agassiz, 1841 |
| Type species | |
| Rhacolepis buccalis Agassiz, 1841 | |
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