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Elmosteus lundarensis

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Dunkleosteidae

Taxonomy
Eastmanosteus lundarensis was named by Hanke et al. (1996). Its type specimen is MM V-2285, a partial skull (skull roof), and it is a 3D body fossil. 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.

It was recombined as Elmosteus lundarensis by Jobbins et al. (2025).

Entered
by P. Wagner on 2026-05-11; modified by P. Wagner on 2026-05-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Eastmanosteus lundarensis Hanke et al. pp. 607 - 609 figs. 2-3
2025Elmosteus lundarensis Jobbins et al. pp. 4 - 10 figs. 2-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
RankNameAuthor
Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
orderPhlyctaeniiformes
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
PachyosteomorphiStensiƶ 1944
familyDunkleosteidaeStensiƶ 1963
genusElmosteus
specieslundarensis(Hanke et al. 1996)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Elmosteus lundarensis Hanke et al. 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eifelian to the top of the Early/Lower Givetian or 390.50000 to 385.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eifelian - Early/Lower Givetian390.5 - 385.9Canada (Manitoba) Eastmanosteus lundarensis (type locality: 278711 278712 278713 278714)