†Eldenosteus Hussakof 1942 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Arthrodira - Coccosteidae
Full reference: L. Hussakof. 1942. Fishes from the Devonian of Arizona. American Museum of Natural History Novitates 1186:1-9
Parent taxon: Coccosteidae according to R. Denison 1978
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Agassichthys, Anomalichthys, Aspidophorus, Asteroplax, Belgiosteus, Brachydirus, Clarkeosteus, Coccosteinae, Coccosteus, Dickosteus, Lispognathus, Livosteus, Millerosteus, Phlyctaenaspis, Physichthys, Plourdosteus, Ponerichthys, Siphonodus, Watsonosteus, Woodwardosteus
Subtaxa: Eldenosteus arizonensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Mt Elden, near Flagstaff (Devonian of Arizona)
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