Species Classification: ‭ ‬Arthrodira

Coccosteus

Coccosteus Reconstruction Illustration

About Coccosteus Although Coccosteus could reach up to forty centimetres in length it was often less than half this at just over twenty centimetres.‭ ‬ This made Coccosteus smaller than some of the other larger placoderms that were prey to the really big hunters like Dunkleosteus and Dinichthys.‭ ‬ However this small size is probably the reason why Coccosteus preserved better than … Read more

Eastmanosteus

eastmanosteus 1

In Depth        Eastmanosteus was originally known as Dinichthys pustulosus until it was realised to be a separate genus in its own right.‭ ‬In these circumstances the species name is retained and added to the new genus to become the type species for the new genus.‭ ‬Hence Dinichthys pustulosus became Eastmanosteus pustulosus,‭ ‬the genus name being … Read more

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