Leptosteus Jaeckel 1919 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Leptosteidae

Parent taxon: Leptosteidae according to R. Denison 1978

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Leptosteus bickensis Leptosteus involutus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Bad Wildungen site (Devonian of Germany)

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