Goniosteus Gross 1933 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Ptyctodontida - Ptyctodontidae

Parent taxon: Ptyctodontidae according to R. Denison 1978

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acmoniodus, Bulbocanthus, Chelyophorus, Ctenurella, Desmoporella, Eczematolepis, Palaeomylus, Ptyctodopsis, Ptyctodus, Ramphodus, Rhynchodus, Rinodus

Subtaxa: Goniosteus gerolsteinensis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Goniosteus in the database

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