''Burrinjucosteus asymmetricus'' is an extinct
buchanosteid arthrodire placoderm. Its fossils have been found in
Emsian-
aged
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marine strata of
New South Wales,
Australia
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.
''B. asymmetricus'' is known from scraps of thoracic armor and the skullroof, which suggest a very large, flat animal.
References
Buchanosteidae
Prehistoric fish of Australia
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