Parabuchanosteus

Parabuchanosteus murrumbidgeensis is an extinct buchanosteid arthrodire placoderm. Its fossils have been found in the Late Emsian-aged marine strata of New South Wales, Australia.

Parabuchanosteus
Temporal range: Emsian
An artist's impression of Parabuchanosteus murrumbidgeensis
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White, 1952
Genus:
Parabuchanosteus

White & Toombs, 1972
Species:
P. murrumbidgeensis

White, 1952
Binomial name
Parabuchanosteus murrumbidgeensis
Synonyms

It was originally described as Buchanosteus murrumbidgeensis in 1952. Twenty years later, it was reexamined and promoted to a new genus.

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