†Heterosteus asmussi Agassiz 1844 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Dunkleosteidae
Alternative combination: Chelonichthys asmusii
Belongs to Heterosteus according to R. Denison 1978
See also Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Heterosteus convexus, Heterosteus groenlandicus, Heterosteus ingens, Heterosteus rhenanus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Asmuss type specimens (UNRELIABLE) (Devonian of Estonia)
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