Oxyosteus
Name: Oxyosteus.
Phonetic: Ox-e-o-ste-us.
Named By: Jaekel - 1911
Synonyms: Platyosteus.
Classification: Chordata, Placodermi,
Arthrodira, Brachythoraci, Coccosteina, Brachydeiroidea,
Brachydeiridae.
Species: O. rostratus
(type), O. magnus.
Diet: Carnivore/Piscivore.
Size: Skulls of O. rostratus
about 11-13 centimetres long, Skulls of O. magnus
about 18 centimetres long.
Known locations: Poland.
Time period: Frasnian of the Devonian.
Fossil representation: Mostly skulls, but some
partial post cranial remains.
Oxyosteus is a genus of arthrodire placoderm fish that lived in the waters of Easterrn Europe during the late Devonian. Oxyosteus had a flattened body and an elongated snout. The eyes would have been relatively large in comparison to the size of the skull, indicating that Oxyosteus was probably a visually orientated predator. So far two species have been assigned to the genus, of which O. magnus was slightly larger.
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