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Rhacolepis
Extinct genus of fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Genus: | Rhacolepis Agassiz 1843 |
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