Cavanosteus

Extinct genus of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cavanosteus is an extinct genus of homostiid arthrodire from the Emsian of Victoria, and New South Wales, Australia.[2]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Placodermi
Order:Arthrodira
Suborder:Brachythoraci
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Cavanosteus
Temporal range: Emsian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Placodermi
Order: Arthrodira
Suborder: Brachythoraci
Family: Homostiidae
Genus: Cavanosteus
Young, 2004[1]
Species
  • C. australis (McCoy, 1876)
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Description

Cavanosteus is known from central plates of the skull, infragnathals with little or no dentition, similar in form to Homosteus, and a bone from the dermal trunk shield.[2]

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