Rhamphognathus

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Rhamphognathus
Temporal range: Early- Middle Eocene [1]
Scombridae - Rhamphognathus paralepoides.JPG
Fossil of Rhamphognathus paralepoides from Monte Bolca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Genus:
Rhamphognathus

Agassiz, 1835

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

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Description

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

Species

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References

  1. 1 2 Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. ↑ D. Starr Jordan and C. Leavitt Hubbs Studies in Ichthyology
  3. ↑ Paleobiology Database


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