Ellopetalichthys scheii Kiaer 1915 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Macropetalichthyiformes - Macropetalichthyidae

Full reference: J. Kiaer. 1915. Upper Devonian fish remains from Ellesemere Land with remarks on Drepanaspis. Report of the Second Norwegian Arctic Expedition in the “Fram” 1-56

Belongs to Ellopetalichthys according to Kiaer 1915

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Goose Fiord, Ellesmere Island, Dh zone (Devonian of Nunavut)

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