Biology:Tapinosteus

Tapinosteus Temporal range: Late Devonian: Frasnian, 382.7–372.2 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	†Placodermi
Order:	†Arthrodira
Suborder:	†Brachythoraci
Clade:	†Eubrachythoraci
Clade:	†Pachyosteomorphi
Clade:	†Aspinothoracidi
Genus:	†Tapinosteus Stensiö, 1963
Species
Tapinosteus heintzi Stensiö, 1963 (type)

Tapinosteus is an extinct monospecific genus of arthrodire placoderm from the Late Frasnian stage of the Late Devonian period. Fossils are found from Bad Wildungen, Germany .

Phylogeny

Tapinosteus is a basal member of the clade Aspinothoracidi, which belongs to the clade Pachyosteomorphi, one of the two major clades within Eubrachythoraci. The cladogram below shows the phylogeny of Tapinosteus:

Eubrachythoraci

Coccosteomorphi    Pachyosteomorphi    Rhachiosteus pterygiatus     Dunkleosteoidea    Eastmanosteus calliaspis         Eastmanosteus pustulosus     Kiangyousteus yohii         Golshanichthys asiatica       Westralichthys uwagedensis         Dunkleosteus raveri     Dunkleosteus terrelli         Dunkleosteus amblyodoratus    Heterostiidae    Heterosteus ingens     Yinosteus major                 Aspinothoracidi   Tapinosteus heintzi         Bullerichthys fascidens       Kendrickichthys cavernosus     Bruntonichthys multidens           Dinichthys herzeri       Hadrosteus rapax       Gorgonichthys clarki    Selenosteidae    Heintzichthys gouldii     Pachyosteus bulla     Gymnotrachelus hydei     Stenosteus angustopectus     Brachyosteus dietrichi       Melanosteus occitanus     Rhinosteus parvulus

References

Wikidata ☰ Q112325387 entry