†Gerdalepis Gross 1941 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Euantiarcha - Pterichthyodidae
Full reference: W. Gross. 1941. Neue Beobachtungen an Gerdalepis rhenana (Beyrich). Palaeontographica A 93:193-214
Parent taxon: Pterichthyodidae according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Denison 1978
Sister taxa: Byssacanthus, Cornaspis, Grossaspis, Pterichthyodes, Pterichthys, Sherbonaspis, Wurungulepis
Subtaxa: Gerdalepis dohmi Gerdalepis jesseni Gerdalepis rhenana
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Germany (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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