Rhamphodopsis

Name: Rhamphodopsis.
Phonetic: Ram-fo-dop-sis.
Named By: Watson‭ ‬-‭ ‬1934.
Classification: Chordata,‭ ‬Placodermi,‭ ‬Ptyctodontida.
Species: R.‭ ‬thrieplandi,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬trispinatus.
Diet: Carnivore.
Size: R.‭ ‬thrieplandi about‭ ‬7‭ ‬centimetres long,‭ ‬R.‭ ‬trispinatus about‭ ‬12‭ ‬centimetres long.
Known locations: Scotland.
Time period: Mid Devonian.
Fossil representation: Partial remains.

       Rhamphodopsis is a genus of placoderm fish that lived in the waters of what is now Scotland during the Devonian.‭ ‬So far Rhamphodopsis is represented by two species.

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