Rhamphognathus Explained

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

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

Notes and References

1. Sepkoski . Jack . A compendium of fossil marine animal genera . Bulletins of American Paleontology . 364 . 560 . 2002 . 2009-02-27 .
2. D. Starr Jordan and C. Leavitt Hubbs Studies in Ichthyology
3. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=36173 Paleobiology Database