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Fallacosteus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Placodermi

Family
  
Camuropiscidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Arthrodira

Species
  
F. turneri Long, 1990

Fallacosteus

Similar
  
Rolfosteus, Camuropiscidae, Asterosteus, Belemnacanthus, Neophlyctaenius

Fallacosteus turneri is an extinct species of arthrodire placoderm from the late Devonian of the Gogo Formation of Western Australia. As with almost all other camuropiscids, F. turnerae had an elongated snout that may have enhanced its hydrodynamic streamlining.

Etymology

The generic name translates as "deceptive bone," in reference to its extreme similarity to Camuropiscis. The specific name honors Sue Turner.

References

Fallacosteus Wikipedia