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Coupatezia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Dasyatoidea

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Chondrichthyes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Stingrays

Similar
  
Rhombodus, Stingrays, Asterotrygon, Anomotodon, Physogaleus

Coupatezia 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.

Species

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

    • References

    Coupatezia Wikipedia
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