Rhamphognathus

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

Rhamphognathus
Temporal range: Early- Middle Eocene[1]
Fossil of Rhamphognathus paralepoides from Monte Bolca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Subphylum:
Vertebrata
Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Actinopterygii
Family:
Scombridae
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]

See also
  • Prehistoric fish
  • List of prehistoric bony fish

References
  1. 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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