†Dunkleosteus Newberry 1874 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Dunkleosteidae
Parent taxon: Dunkleosteidae according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Carr and Hlavin 2010, Denison 1978 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Elmosteus, Golshanichthys, Heterostius, Hussakofia, Ichthyosauroides, Xiangshuiosteus
Subtaxa: Dunkleosteus amblyodoratus Dunkleosteus belgicus Dunkleosteus denisoni Dunkleosteus magnificus Dunkleosteus marsaisi Dunkleosteus missouriensis Dunkleosteus newberryi Dunkleosteus raveri Dunkleosteus terrelli
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (1: Ontario collection), Latvia (1), United States (5: California, Michigan, Ohio)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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