Westralichthys

Westralichthys is an extinct monospecific genus of dunkleosteoid from the Late Devonian: Middle Famennian stage from Western Australia. It is estimated to be 3 meters (9.8 ft) long.^[1][2]

Westralichthys Temporal range: Late Devonian: Middle Famennian, 371.1–359.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Life restoration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	†Placodermi
Order:	†Arthrodira
Suborder:	†Brachythoraci
Clade:	†Eubrachythoraci
Clade:	†Pachyosteomorphi
Superfamily:	†Dunkleosteoidea
Genus:	†Westralichthys Long, 1987
Type species
Westralichthys uwagedensis Long, 1987

Phylogeny

Westralichthys belongs to the superfamily Dunkleosteoidea, related to the giant Dunkleosteus.^[3][4] The phylogeny of Westralichthys can be shown in the cladogram below:^[4]

Dunkleosteoidea	Eastmanosteus calliaspis Eastmanosteus pustulosus Kiangyousteus yohii Golshanichthys asiatica Westralichthys uwagedensis Dunkleosteus raveri Dunkleosteus terrelli Dunkleosteus amblyodoratus Heterostiidae Heterosteus ingens Yinosteus major