Aleosteus eganensis Johnson et al. 2000 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Actinolepidae

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: there are no occurrences of Aleosteus eganensis in the database

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