Coccosteus chamberlini Bryant 1932 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Coccosteidae

Full reference: W. L. Bryant. 1932. Lower Devonian Fishes of Bear Tooth Butte, Wyoming. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 71(5):225-254

Belongs to Coccosteus according to W. L. Bryant 1932

Sister taxa: Coccosteus canadensis, Coccosteus carbonarius, Coccosteus cuspidatus, Coccosteus cuyahogae, Coccosteus decipiens, Coccosteus disjectus, Coccosteus grossi, Coccosteus hercynius, Coccosteus macromus, Coccosteus markae, Coccosteus minor, Coccosteus occidentalis, Coccosteus terranovae

Type specimen: PU 13498, a partial skeleton (An antero-ventro-median plate in red limestone)

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Coccosteus chamberlini in the database

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