†Goniosteus Gross 1933 (armour-plated fish)
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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
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Goniosteus in the database
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