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.
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An artist's impression of Parabuchanosteus murrumbidgeensis | |
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Family: | White, 1952 |
Genus: | Parabuchanosteus White & Toombs, 1972 |
Species: | P. murrumbidgeensis White, 1952 |
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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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