†Gyrosteus Agassiz 1843 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Acipenseriformes - Chondrosteidae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome I (18me livraison) xxxii-188
Parent taxon: Chondrosteidae according to J. J. Hornung and S. Sachs 2020
See also Sepkoski 2002 and Woodward 1895
Sister taxa: Chondrosteus, Strongylosteus
Subtaxa: Gyrosteus mirabilis
Type: Gyrosteus mirabilis
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (1 collection), the United Kingdom (5)
Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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