In Depth
Aleosteus was a small arthrodire placoderm fish that seems to have been nowhere close to the size of giant arthrodire placoderms like Dunkleosteus and Titanichthys. Aleosteus was probably a predator of other small placoderms and possible invertebrates. As a member of the Actinolepidae, Aleosteus is a primitive arthrodire placoderm.
Further Reading
- A new actinolepid arthrodire (Class Placodermi) from the Lower Devonian Sevy Dolomite, East-Central Nevada, H. G. Johnson, D. K. Elliott & J. H. Wittke - 2000.
