†Janiosteus Ivanov 1989 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Panxiosteidae
Full reference: A. Ivanov. 1989. A new genus of arthrodires from the Upper Devonian of Timan. Palaeontological Journal 2:117-119
Parent taxon: Panxiosteidae according to R. K. Carr and W. J. Hlavin 2010
Sister taxa: Panxiosteus, Plourdosteus
Subtaxa: Janiosteus timanicus
Type: Janiosteus timanicus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Tsilma River ichthyofauna, between the Mutnaya and Chirka tributaries (Devonian of Russian Federation)
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