Hadrosteus
| Hadrosteus Temporal range: Late Frasnian | |
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| Artist's reconstruction | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Placodermi |
| Order: | Arthrodira |
| Suborder: | Brachythoraci |
| Infraorder: | Coccosteina |
| Superfamily: | Dinichthyloidea |
| Family: | Hadrosteidae Gross, 1932 |
| Genus: | Hadrosteus |
| Species: | H. rapax |
| Binomial name | |
| Hadrosteus rapax Gross, 1932 | |
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.
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