Biology:Rhamphognathus

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Rhamphognathus
Temporal range: Early- Middle Eocene[1]
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Fossil of Rhamphognathus paralepoides from Monte Bolca
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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Rhamphognathus

Agassiz, 1835

Rhamphognathus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived from the early to middle Eocene.[1]

Description

These fishes have the jaws produced and the snout ends in an acute point.[2]

Species

  • Rhamphognathus paralepoides Agassiz 1835 [3]

See also

  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. http://strata.ummp.lsa.umich.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=611&rank=class. Retrieved 2009-02-27. 
  2. D. Starr Jordan and C. Leavitt Hubbs Studies in Ichthyology
  3. Paleobiology Database

Wikidata ☰ Q7320184 entry