Aleosteus
| Aleosteus Temporal range: Late Emsian | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Placodermi |
| Order: | Arthrodira |
| Family: | Actinolepidae |
| Genus: | Aleosteus Johnson et al., 2000 |
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Aleosteus eganensis is an extinct arthrodire placoderm fish. Its fossils have been found in the Late Emsian strate of the Sevy Dolomite Formation, in the Egan Range of east-central Nevada, USA. Almost complete fossils belong to juvenile and adult specimens and show a short and broad skull, posteriorly concave.
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