†Gyrolepis ornatus Giebel 1848 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae
Alternative combinations: Amblypterus ornatus, Gyrolepis ornata
Belongs to Gyrolepis according to E. Stolley 1919
See also Woodward 1891
Sister taxa: Gyrolepis albertii, Gyrolepis biplicatus, Gyrolepis giganteus, Gyrolepis quenstedti, Gyrolepis rankinii
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Gandersheim, Orbicularis-Schichten (Triassic of Germany)
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