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
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| Genus: | Coupatezia Cappetta 1982
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Classification
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edit- Coupatezia fallax
- Coupatezia trempina (Maastrichtian "Kemp Clay" stratum of Texas)
- Coupatezia turneri
- Coupatezia woutersi (Lutetian Virginia)
See also
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edit- Elasmo.com "The Life and Times of Long Dead Sharks" [1]
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