†Pholidosteus Jaeckel 1907 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Arthrodira - Pholidosteidae
Parent taxon: Pholidosteidae according to R. Denison 1978
See also Jordan 1963 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Malerosteus, Tapinosteus
Subtaxa: Pholidosteus bidorsatus Pholidosteus friedeli Pholidosteus laevior
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Bad Wildungen site (Devonian of Germany)
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