Walterosteus grossi Rücklin 2011 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Selenosteidae

Full reference: M. Rücklin. 2011. First selenosteid placoderms from the eastern Anti-Atlas of Morocco; osteology, phylogeny and palaeogeographical implications. Palaeontology 54(1):25-62

Belongs to Walterosteus according to M. Rücklin 2011

Sister taxa: Walterosteus lelievrei, Walterosteus pachyostoides

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Braunau near Bad Wildungen (Devonian of Germany)

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