Doseyosteus Young 2004 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes

Full reference: G. Young. 2004. A Devonian brachythoracid arthrodire skull (placoderm fish) from the Broken River area, Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 125:43-56

Parent taxon: Brachythoraci according to G. Young 2004

Sister taxa: Aspinothoracidi, Brachydeiroidea, Buchanosteidae, Buchanosteoidea, Coccosteoidea, Coccosteomorphi, Dinichthyoidea, Gemuendenaspidae, Heterosteoidea, Homosteoidea, Homostiidae, Maideria, Pachyosteomorphi, Parabuchanosteidae

Subtaxa: Doseyosteus talenti

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Dosey Creek, near Six Mile Yard (Doseyosteus type-loc) (Devonian of Australia)

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