Eastmanosteus Obruchev 1964 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Dinichthyidae

Full reference: D. V. Obruchev. 1964. Branch Agnatha. In D. V. Obruchev (ed.), Fundamentals of Paleontology. Vol. XI. Agnatha, Pisces. Izdatel'stvo "Nauka", Moscow 36-167

Parent taxon: Dinichthyidae according to R. Denison 1978

See also Obruchev 1964 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Brachygnathus, Brontichthys, Dinichthys, Holdenius, Hussakofia, Perissognathus, Stenognathus, Westralichthys

Subtaxa: Eastmanosteus aduncus Eastmanosteus egloni Eastmanosteus licharevi Eastmanosteus precursor Eastmanosteus pustulosus Eastmanosteus tuberculatus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Devonian of Australia (1 collection), Iran (1), Poland (1)

Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences

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