†Aleosteus eganensis Johnson et al. 2000 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Actinolepidiformes - Actinolepididae
Full reference: H. G. Johnson, D. K. Elliott, and J. H. Wittke. 2000. A new actinolepid arthrodire (Class Placodermi) from the Lower Devonian Sevy Dolomite, east-central Nevada. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 129(2):241-266
Belongs to Aleosteus according to H. G. Johnson et al. 2000
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PF14401, a skull
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Northern Egan Range, near Ely (Devonian of Nevada)
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