Torosteus

Torosteus is an extinct genus of arthrodire placoderm from the Early Frasnian stage of the Late Devonian period. Fossils are found in the Kimberley region of Australia.

Torosteus
Temporal range: Late Devonian: Frasnian,
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Placodermi
Order: Arthrodira
Suborder: Brachythoraci
Clade: Eubrachythoraci
Clade: Coccosteomorphi
Superfamily: Incisoscutoidea
Genus: Torosteus
Gardiner & Miles, 1990
Species
  • Torosteus pulchellus Gardiner & Miles, 1990
  • Torosteus tuberculatus Gardiner & Miles, 1990
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