Gorgonichthys clarki Claypole 1892 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira

Alternative combination: Dinichthys clarki

Full reference: E. Claypole. 1892. A new gigantic placoderm from Ohio. The American Geologist 10:1-4

Belongs to Gorgonichthys according to R. Denison 1978

See also Hay 1902

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Near Avon Powerplant (Devonian of Ohio)

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