Rhamphognathus
Rhamphognathus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived from the early to middle Eocene.[1]
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Fossil of Rhamphognathus paralepoides from Monte Bolca | |
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Genus: | Rhamphognathus Agassiz, 1835 |
Description
These fishes have the jaws produced and the snout ends in an acute point.[2]
Species
- Rhamphognathus paralepoides Agassiz 1835 [3]
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See also
- Prehistoric fish
- List of prehistoric bony fish
References
- 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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