Phyllolepis rossimontina Lane 2005 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Actinolepidiformes - Phyllolepidae

Full reference: J. Lane. 2005. Phyllolepis rossimontina sp. nov. (Placodermi) from the uppermost Devonian at Red Hill, North-Central Pennsylvania. Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia 8(2):117-126

Belongs to Phyllolepis according to J. Lane 2005

Sister taxa: Phyllolepis concentrica, Phyllolepis delicatula, Phyllolepis konincki, Phyllolepis nielseni, Phyllolepis orvini, Phyllolepis tolli, Phyllolepis undulata, Phyllolepis woodwardi

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Red Hill Locality (Devonian of Pennsylvania)

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