Rhamphognathus
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| Fossil of Rhamphognathus paralepoides from Monte Bolca | |
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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
References
- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ D. Starr Jordan and C. Leavitt Hubbs Studies in Ichthyology
- ^ Paleobiology Database
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