Coupatezia

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.

Coupatezia
Temporal range: Maastrichtian-Lutetian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Order:
Myliobatiformes
Family:
Dasyatidae
Genus:
Coupatezia

Cappetta 1982

Classification

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

See also
  • Flora and fauna of the Maastrichtian stage
  • List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes)

References
  1. http://shark-references.com/species/view/Coupatezia-fallax
  • Elasmo.com "The Life and Times of Long Dead Sharks"


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