Hadrosteus
Hadrosteus rapax ("Rapacious Strong-Bone") is a large arthrodire placoderm from the Late Frasnian Kellwasserkalk facies of Germany.[1] It had large, double-pronged inferognathals, and serrated edges along its mandible, strongly suggesting that it was a fish-eating predator. The head had a triangular snout, and the trunkshield was short, but high, with a median dorsal plate that was broader than wide. The average skull length is about 16 centimeters.
| Hadrosteus Temporal range: Late Frasnian | |
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| Family: | Gross, 1932 |
| Genus: | Hadrosteus |
| Species: | H. rapax |
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| Hadrosteus rapax Gross, 1932 | |
References
- Denison, Robert (1978). Placodermi Volume 2 of Handbook of Paleoichthyology'. Stuttgart New York: Gustav Fischer Verlag. pp. 89–90. ISBN 978-0-89574-027-4.
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