Suborder Osteostraci (Noun)
Meaning
Extinct group of armored fish-like vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The suborder Osteostraci is an extinct group of armored fish-like vertebrates from the Paleozoic era, but its taxonomy remains unclear.
- Paleontologists continue to debate the proper classification of the suborder Osteostraci within the larger vertebrate tree of life.
- Recent studies on fossil evidence suggest the suborder Osteostraci might have diverged earlier than previously thought from other ancient vertebrate groups.
- Some taxonomists have argued for a revised suborder Osteostraci, moving it out of its traditionally accepted class Cephalaspidomorphi and reclassifying it altogether.
- New discoveries in vertebrate paleontology continue to fuel the ongoing debate about the exact classification of the enigmatic suborder Osteostraci.