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Macrepistius

Macrepistius is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous epoch. It is known from the Lower Cretaceous marine deposits of the Glen Rose Formation in north-central Texas, and measured 30 cm long.

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Macrepistius is an extinct genus of prehistoric ray-finned fish that lived during the Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous epoch. It is known from the Lower Cretaceous marine deposits of the Glen Rose Formation in north-central Texas, and measured 30 cm long.

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