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Definition of Coccosteus

Coccosteus
Coccosteus Coc*cos"te*us, n. [NL., from Gr. ? grain, seed + ? bone.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of Devonian ganoid fishes, having the broad plates about the head studded with berrylike tubercles.

Meaning of Coccosteus from wikipedia

- small placoderm, with Coccosteus cuspidatus measuring 29.6–39.4 cm (11.7–15.5 in) long. Like all other arthrodires, Coccosteus had a joint between the...
- hindquarters are often based on fossils of smaller arthrodires, such as Coccosteus, which have preserved hind sections, leading to widely varying size estimates...
- External anatomy of the placoderm Coccosteus decipiens...
- Europe. Some species are found in the same strata with certain species of Coccosteus. Zhu, You-An; Zhu, Min; Wang, Jun-Qing (1 April 2016). "Redescription...
- Artist's reconstruction of the arthrodire placoderm Coccosteus cuspidatus...
- Subgroup Common name Example Comments † Placodermi (extinct) Armoured fish Coccosteus †Placodermi (plate-skinned) is an extinct class of armoured prehistoric...
- (22 in) long, and based on the size of its eyes it hunted by sight. Coccosteus Coccosteus (seed bone) is an extinct genus of arthrodire placoderm. The majority...
- Coccosteidae Belgiosteus Clarkeosteus Coccosteus ****osteus Jiuchengia Livosteus Millerosteus Protitanichthys Watsonosteus Panxiosteidae Janiosteus Kimberleyichthys...
- Sandstone of the northeast of Scotland. The strange forms of Pterichthys, Coccosteus, and other genera were then made known to geologists for the first time...
- Coccosteidae Belgiosteus Clarkeosteus Coccosteus ****osteus Jiuchengia Livosteus Millerosteus Protitanichthys Watsonosteus Panxiosteidae Janiosteus Kimberleyichthys...