†Cavanosteus Young 2004 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Homostiidae
Full reference: G. C. Young. 2004. A homostiid arthrodire (placoderm fish) from the Early Devonian of the Burrinjuck area, New South Wales. Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology 28(1):129-146
Parent taxon: Homostiidae according to G. C. Young 2004
Sister taxa: Angarichthys, Antineosteus, Burrinjucosteus, Dhanguura, Euleptaspis, Goodradigbeeon, Homostius, Lophostracon, Luetkeichthys, Tityosteus
Subtaxa: Cavanosteus australis
Type: Asterolepis ornata australis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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