| Rhamphognathus Temporal range: Early- Middle Eocene Preκ κ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Fossil of Rhamphognathus paralepoides from Monte Bolca | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Genus: | β Rhamphognathus Agassiz, 1835 |
Rhamphognathus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived from the early to middle Eocene.
Description
These fishes have the jaws produced and the snout ends in an acute point.
Species
- Rhamphognathus paralepoides Agassiz 1835
See also
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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