†Asterosteus Newberry 1875 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Rhenanida - Asterosteidae
Parent taxon: Asterosteidae according to R. Denison 1978
See also Hay 1902, Jordan 1963 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Gemuendina, Jagorina, Ohioaspis
Subtaxa: Asterosteus stenocephalus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Asterosteus in the database
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