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Coupatezia
Temporal range: Maastrichtian-LutetianScientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Myliobatiformes Family: Dasyatoidae Genus: Coupatezia
CAPPETTA 1982Coupatezia is a prehistoric genus of ray whose fossils are found in strata dating from the Maastrichtian stage until the last species' extinction during the Middle Eocene. These rays were found shallow seas in Europe, Africa and the eastern United States.
Contents
Classification
Species
- Coupatezia fallax
- Coupatezia trempina (Maastrichtian "Kemp Clay" stratum of Texas)
- Coupatezia turneri
- Coupatezia woutersi (Lutetian Virginia)
Links
- Elasmo.com "The Life and Times of Long Dead Sharks" [1]
See also
- Flora and fauna of the Maastrichtian stage
- List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes)
Categories:- Rays
- Prehistoric fish
- Cretaceous fish
- Paleocene fish
- Eocene fish
- Eocene extinctions
- Prehistoric fish stubs
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