Rhacolepis
Sign in to saveRhacolepis is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish from the Cretaceous Romualdo Formation of Brazil. Complete fossilised hearts from this species have been recovered.thumb|R. buccalis skull|leftleft|thumb|Inside the stomach of a Notelops|Notelops brama. left|thumb|R. buccalis with several hundred small shrimp in stomach. thumb|Fossil in Vienna
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Vinony files it under Cretaceous bony fish, Cretaceous Brazil and Early Cretaceous fish of South America.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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Rhacolepis is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish from the Cretaceous Romualdo Formation of Brazil. Complete fossilised hearts from this species have been recovered.thumb|R. buccalis skull|leftleft|thumb|Inside the stomach of a Notelops|Notelops brama. left|thumb|R. buccalis with several hundred small shrimp in stomach. thumb|Fossil in Vienna
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