Biology:Gyracanthus
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Short description: Extinct genus of cartilaginous fishes
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| Shoulder girdle and pectoral fin spine of Gyracanthus sherwoodi, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University | |
Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Climatiiformes/? |
| Family: | †Gyracanthidae |
| Genus: | †Gyracanthus Agassiz, 1837[1] |
Gyracanthus (from Greek: γύρος gyros, 'curved' and Greek: ἄκανθα akantha, 'spine')[2] is an extinct genus of acanthodian.[3]
See also
- List of acanthodians
References
- ↑ "Fossilworks: Gyracanthus". http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=34854.
- ↑ Roberts, George (1839) (in English). An etymological and explanatory dictionary of the terms and language of geology. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans. p. 74. https://archive.org/details/anetymologicala00robegoog. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ↑ Snyder, D., Turner, S., Burrow, C. J., & Daeschler, E. B. (2017). “Gyracanthus” sherwoodi (Gnathostomata, Gyracanthidae) from the Late Devonian of North America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 165(1), 195–219.
Wikidata ☰ Q5625383 entry
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