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Coupatezia

Extinct genus of cartilaginous fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Coupatezia is a prehistoric genus of ray in the family Dasyatidae[1] 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.

Quick Facts Coupatezia Temporal range: Maastrichtian-Lutetian, Scientific classification ...
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Classification

Species

  • Coupatezia fallax
  • Coupatezia trempina (Maastrichtian "Kemp Clay" stratum of Texas)
  • Coupatezia turneri
  • Coupatezia woutersi (Lutetian Virginia)

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