Asterolepis chadwicki Wells 1964 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Asterolepidiformes - Asterolepididae

Full reference: J. Wells. 1964. The antiarch Asterolepis in the Upper Devonian of New York. Journal of Paleontology 38:492-495

Belongs to Asterolepis according to Wells 1964

Sister taxa: Asterolepis alticristata, Asterolepis concatenata, Asterolepis cristata, Asterolepis dellei, Asterolepis essica, Asterolepis estonica, Asterolepis maxima, Asterolepis orcadensis, Asterolepis ornata, Asterolepis radiata, Asterolepis saevesoederberghi, Asterolepis scabra, Asterolepis sinensis, Asterolepis syasiensis, Asterolepis thule, Asterolepis verrucosa

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Parksville road cut for State Route 17 (Devonian of New York)

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