Gyrolepis ornatus Giebel 1848 (ray-finned fish)

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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