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Tharrhias
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Tharrhias is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Aptian stage of the Early Cretaceous epoch.[1] The type species T. araripis is named after the Araripe Basin, in which it was found in sediments of the Santana Formation.
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Tharrhias araripis fossil in National Museum of Nature and Science | |
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Genus: | Tharrhias Jordan & Branner, 1908 |
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Tharrhias araripis |
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Crab prezoea larvae have been found fossilised in the stomach contents of Tharrhias.[2]