Tomaiosteus grossi Kulczycki 1957 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Coccosteidae

Full reference: J. Kulczycki. 1957. Upper Devonian Fishes from the Holy Cross Mountains (Poland). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 2(4):285-380

Belongs to Tomaiosteus according to J. Kulczycki 1957

See also Denison 1978 and Lathuilière et al. 2023

Sister taxa: Plourdosteus canadensis, Plourdosteus grossi, Plourdosteus livonicus, Plourdosteus magnus, Plourdosteus mironovi, Plourdosteus panderi, Plourdosteus timanicus, Plourdosteus trautscholdi

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Wietrznia Zone II (Devonian of Poland)

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