Richardosteus Long et al. 2014 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Buchanosteidae

Full reference: J. A. Long, E. Mark-Kurik, and G. C. Young. 2014. Taxonomic revision of buchanosteoid placoderms (Arthrodira) from the Early Devonian of south-eastern Australia and Arctic Russia. Australian Journal of Zoology 62(1):26 -43

Parent taxon: Buchanosteidae according to J. A. Long et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Buchanosteus, Parabuchanosteus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Taemas-Wee Jasper (Devonian of Australia)

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