†Brachyosteus ooensis Gross 1937 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Trematosteidae
Full reference: W. Gross. 1937. The Vertebrates of the Rhenish Devonian Part II. Vertebrates from Devonian rocks of the Rhenish Massif 176:1-83
Belongs to Brachyosteus according to Gross 1937
Sister taxon: Brachyosteus dietrichi
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Bad Wildungen site (Devonian of Germany)
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