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Buchanosteus Temporal range: Pragian–Emsian |
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| B. confertituberculatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Placodermi |
| Order: | Arthrodira |
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Buchanosteidae White, 1952 |
| Genus: |
Buchanosteus Stensiö, 1945 |
| Type species | |
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Phlyctaenaspis australis var. confertituberculata Chapman, 1916 |
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Buchanosteus is an extinct genus of arthrodire placoderm. Its fossils have been found in Early Devonian-aged marine strata throughout Asia and Australia. It contains the following species: