Rhamphognathus
Appearance
Rhamphognathus Temporal range:
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Fossil of Rhamphognathus paralepoides from Monte Bolca | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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]
Description
[edit]These fishes have the jaws produced and the snout ends in an acute point.[2]
Species
[edit]- Rhamphognathus paralepoides Agassiz 1835 [3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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