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]
| Rhacolepis Temporal range: Aptian
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| Rhacolepis buccalis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Crossognathiformes |
| Family: | †Pachyrhizodontidae |
| Genus: | †Rhacolepis Agassiz, 1843 |
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References
edit- ^ "Rhacolepis". Paleobiology Database. 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" (PDF). Journal of Paleontology. 76 (1): 138–155. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2002)076<0138:TCFUJR>2.0.CO;2. S2CID 130770708.
- ^ Maldanis et al. (2016) Heart fossilization is possible and informs the evolution of cardiac outflow tract in vertebrates
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