Bulbocanthus rugosus Bryant 1932 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Ptyctodontida - Ptyctodontidae

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 Bulbocanthus according to W. L. Bryant 1932

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: PU 13502, a set of postcrania (A spine in red limestone)

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Beartooth Butte 2 (Devonian of Wyoming)

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