Fallacosteus

Fallacosteus
Temporal range: Late Frasnian
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Placodermi
Order: Arthrodira
Family: Camuropiscidae
Genus: Fallacosteus
Species: F. turneri
Long, 1990

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.

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