Errolosteus
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Errolosteus Temporal range: Emsian |
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| Artist's reconstruction | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Placodermi |
| Order: | Arthrodira |
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Buchanosteidae White, 1952 |
| Genus: | Errolosteus |
| Species: | E. goodradigbeensis |
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Errolosteus goodradigbeensis Young, 1981 |
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Errolosteus goodradigbeensis is an extinct buchanosteid arthrodire placoderm. Its fossils have been found in Emsian-aged marine strata of New South Wales, Australia.
The holotype of E. goodradigbeensis was described at the same as its sympatric relative, Arenipiscis. Errolosteus can be distinguished by having a comparatively short, broad skull.
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