Tubonasus

Tubonasus; Temporal range: Late Devonian: Frasnian, 382.7–372.2 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	†Placodermi
Order:	†Arthrodira
Suborder:	†Brachythoraci
Family:	†Camuropiscidae
Genus:	†Tubonasus; Dennis and Miles, 1979
Species
	Tubonasus lennardensis Dennis and Miles, 1979;

Tubonasus (meaning “tube nose”) is an extinct monospecific genus of long-snouted^[1] arthrodire placoderm from the Early Frasnian stage of the Late Devonian period, found at the Gogo Formation of Kimberley, Western Australia.

Tubonasus is interpreted as a pelagic pursuit predator, and had the ability of swallowing prey whole. Like other camuropiscids, it has an elongated rostrum, streamlined body, and narrow infragnathals.^[2]

Phylogeny

Tubonasus is a member of the family Camuropiscidae under the superfamily Incisoscutoidea, which belongs to the clade Coccosteomorphi, one of the two major clades within Eubrachythoraci.^[3]^[4] The cladogram below shows the phylogeny of Tubonasus:^[4]

Eubrachythoraci

Coccosteomorphi

Coccosteoidea

Coccosteidae

	Millerosteus minor

	Coccosteus cuspidatus

	Dickosteus threiplandi

	Watsonosteus fletti

	Protitanichthys rockportensis

Panxiosteidae

	Plourdosteus canadensis

	Panxiosteus ocullus

	Janiosteus timanicus

Incisoscutoidea

Harrytoombsia elegans

	Torosteus tuberculatus

	Torosteus pulchellus

Mcnamaraspis kaprios

Compagopiscis croucheri

Trematosteus fontanellus

Camuropiscidae

	Incisoscutum ritchiei

	Incisoscutum sarahae

Rolfosteus canningensis

Tubonasus lennardensis

Fallacosteus turneri

	Camuropiscis laidlawi

	Latocamurus coulthardi

Pachyosteomorphi

References

^ Dennis, K.; Miles, R. S. (1979). "Eubrachythoracid arthrodires with tubular rostral plates from Gogo, Western Australia". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 67 (4): 297–328. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1979.tb01118.x.
^ Trinajstic, Kate; Briggs, Derek E. G.; Long, John A. (2022). "The Gogo Formation Lagerstätte: A view of Australia's first great barrier reef". Journal of the Geological Society. 179. doi:10.1144/jgs2021-105. S2CID 243284735.
^ You-An Zhu; Min Zhu (2013). "A redescription of Kiangyousteus yohii (Arthrodira: Eubrachythoraci) from the Middle Devonian of China, with remarks on the systematics of the Eubrachythoraci". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 169 (4): 798–819. doi:10.1111/zoj12089.
^ ^a ^b Zhu, You-An; Zhu, Min; Wang, Jun-Qing (1 April 2016). "Redescription of Yinostius major (Arthrodira: Heterostiidae) from the Lower Devonian of China, and the interrelationships of Brachythoraci". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 176 (4): 806–834. doi:10.1111/zoj.12356. ISSN 0024-4082.

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[DennisMiles2-1] Dennis, K.; Miles, R. S. (1979). "Eubrachythoracid arthrodires with tubular rostral plates from Gogo, Western Australia". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 67 (4): 297–328. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1979.tb01118.x.

[2] Trinajstic, Kate; Briggs, Derek E. G.; Long, John A. (2022). "The Gogo Formation Lagerstätte: A view of Australia's first great barrier reef". Journal of the Geological Society. 179. doi:10.1144/jgs2021-105. S2CID 243284735.

[Zhu2013-3] You-An Zhu; Min Zhu (2013). "A redescription of Kiangyousteus yohii (Arthrodira: Eubrachythoraci) from the Middle Devonian of China, with remarks on the systematics of the Eubrachythoraci". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 169 (4): 798–819. doi:10.1111/zoj12089.

[Zhu2016-4] Zhu, You-An; Zhu, Min; Wang, Jun-Qing (1 April 2016). "Redescription of Yinostius major (Arthrodira: Heterostiidae) from the Lower Devonian of China, and the interrelationships of Brachythoraci". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 176 (4): 806–834. doi:10.1111/zoj.12356. ISSN 0024-4082.

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