Simosteus
Simosteus tuberculatus is a small arthrodire placoderm from the Gogo Formation of Western Australia. Unlike other members of the arthrodire family Camuropiscidae, S. tuberculatus had a short, snub-nose, as directly implied by the translation of its generic name, "snub-nosed bone." Although S. tuberculatus lacks the characteristic elongated nose, it shares other diagnostic features of camuropiscids, such as cheekplates sutured to the cranium.
| Simosteus Temporal range: Frasnian | |
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| Genus: | Simosteus |
| Species: | S. tuberculatus Miles & Dennis, 1982[1] |
So far, the only specimen known is of an incomplete cranium.
References
- Dennis, K.; Miles, R. S. (1982). "A eubrachythoracid arthrodire with a snubnose from Gogo, Western Australia". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 75: 153–166. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1982.tb01945.x.
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