†Watsonosteus Miles and Westoll 1963 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Arthrodira - Coccosteidae
Parent taxon: Coccosteidae according to R. Denison 1978
Sister taxa: Agassichthys, Anomalichthys, Aspidophorus, Asteroplax, Belgiosteus, Brachydirus, Clarkeosteus, Coccosteinae, Coccosteus, Dickosteus, Eldenosteus, Lispognathus, Livosteus, Millerosteus, Phlyctaenaspis, Physichthys, Plourdosteus, Ponerichthys, Siphonodus, Woodwardosteus
Subtaxa: Watsonosteus fletti
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Estonia (1 collection), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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