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Rhacolepis
Taxonomy
Rhacolepis was named by Agassiz (1843) [Sepkoski's age data: K Apti-u Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. Its type is Amblypterus olfersi.
It was assigned to Elopidae by Woodward (1901); and to Crossognathiformes by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Elopidae by Woodward (1901); and to Crossognathiformes by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Synonymy list
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Rhacolepis Agassiz 1843
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†Rhacolepis buccalis Agassiz 1841
†Rhacolepis latus Agassiz 1841
†Rhacolepis olfersii Agassiz 1833
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: o = order, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 122.46000 to 99.60000 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Aptian | Brazil (Pernambuco) | R. buccalis (193049 193050 193051 193052 193053 193054) | |
| Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian | Brazil (Pernacumbo) | Racholepis sp. (165422) | |
| Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian | Mexico (Puebla) | R. sp. (80283) |