Draconichthys elegans Rücklin 2011 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Selenosteidae

Full reference: M. Rücklin. 2011. First selenosteid placoderms from the eastern Anti-Atlas of Morocco; osteology, phylogeny and palaeogeographical implications. Palaeontology 54(1):25-62

Belongs to Draconichthys according to M. Rücklin 2011

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: SMNK-PAL6309, a skull.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Lahmida, Loc 12 of Rucklin et al. 2011 (Devonian of Morocco)

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