Phylum Chordata | Class †Placodermi Species B. asymmetricus Rank Genus | |
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Family BuchanosteidaeWhite, 1952 Similar Arenipiscis, Goodradigbeeon, Taemasosteus, Errolosteus, Belemnacanthus |
Burrinjucosteus asymmetricus is an extinct buchanosteid arthrodire placoderm. Its fossils have been found in Emsian-aged marine strata of New South Wales, Australia.
B. asymmetricus is known from scraps of thoracic armor and the skullroof, which suggest a very large, but flattened animal.
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