†Elmosteus lundarensis Hanke et al. 1996 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Dunkleosteidae
Alternative combination: Eastmanosteus lundarensis
Belongs to Elmosteus according to M. Jobbins et al. 2025
See also Hanke et al. 1996
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MM V-2285, a partial skull (skull roof). Its type locality is Lily Bay East Quarry, which is in an Eifelian/Givetian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Elm Point Formation of Canada.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (4: Manitoba collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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