Kingdom Animalia Class Placodermi Infraorder Coccosteina Phylum Chordata Order Arthrodira | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Brachythoraci Superfamily Dinichthyloidea Rank Genus | |
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Similar Belemnacanthus, Neophlyctaenius, Rhenonema, Melanosteus, Palaeacanthaspis | ||
Erromenosteus is a genus of extinct, medium-sized brachythoracid arthrodire placoderm from the Late Frasnian of the Kellwasserkalk facies of Late Devonian Bad Wildungen and Bicken, Germany.
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The various species had bullet-shaped heads, and curved, crushing jaws.
Species List
As was mentioned, all known species are from the German Kellwasserkalk facies. Denison (1978) says that the various species need to be revised, as many of the species were originally described as specimens of other species. Obruchev (1932) and Miles (1969) placed Leiosteus (=Erromenosteus) within Pachyosteidae (before Pachyosteidae was merged into Selenosteidae). Now, though, Erromenosteus is considered a basal member of Dinichthyloidea.
Erromenosteus
Leiosteus
These species were originally classified within Leiosteus before the genus was synonymized with Erromenosteus.