Rhamphognathus
Extinct genus of fishes
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Rhamphognathus is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived from the early to middle Eocene.[1]
| Rhamphognathus Temporal range: | |
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| Fossil of Rhamphognathus paralepoides from Monte Bolca | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| 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]
