†Elmosteus Jobbins et al. 2025 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Dunkleosteidae
Full reference: M. Jobbins, J. Moysiuk, P. Durkin and K. Brink. 2025. Redescription of a Middle Devonian placoderm from Manitoba and comments on the polyphyly of Eastmanosteus (Arthrodira: Eubrachythoraci). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 23(1):2511879
Parent taxon: Dunkleosteidae according to M. Jobbins et al. 2025
Sister taxa: Dunkleosteus, Golshanichthys, Heterostius, Hussakofia, Ichthyosauroides, Xiangshuiosteus
Subtaxa: Elmosteus lundarensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (4: Manitoba collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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