Trematosteus Jaeckel 1927 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Trematosteidae

Parent taxon: Trematosteidae according to R. Denison 1978

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Belosteus, Brachyosteus, Cyrtosteus, Parabelosteus

Subtaxa: Trematosteus fontanellus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

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

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