Biology:Rhamphognathus
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| Rhamphognathus | |
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| Fossil of Rhamphognathus paralepoides from Monte Bolca | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Genus: | Rhamphognathus Agassiz, 1835
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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
- ↑ 1.0 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.
- ↑ D. Starr Jordan and C. Leavitt Hubbs Studies in Ichthyology
- ↑ Paleobiology Database
Wikidata ☰ Q7320184 entry
