Biology:Tetanopsyrus
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| Order: | Diplacanthida
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| Family: | Tetanopsyridae Gagnier et al., 1999
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| Genus: | Tetanopsyrus Gagnier et al., 1999
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Tetanopsyrus is a genus of Acanthodii.[1][2] There are two species of this genus that lived through the lower Devonian (Lochkovian), some 416 to 359 million years ago.
Tetanopsyrus lindoei
Authority: Gagnier, Hanke and Wilson, 1999
Size: Length: 4 cm
Remains: Holotype (UALVP 39078): articulated skeleton.
Referred Materials: UALVP 32571, 38682, and 43026.
Age and Distribution: Horizon: lower Devonian (Lochkovian).
Locality: MOTH locality outcrop in the Mackenzie Mountains, western Northwest Territories, Canada.
Classification: Acanthodii Diplacanthiiformes Tetanopsyridae
Tetanopsyrus breviacanthias
Authority: Hanke, Davis and Wilson, 2001
Size: Length: 4 cm
Remains: (UALVP 43246): articulated skeleton
Referred Materials: UALVP 39062 (partial); UALVP 42512; UALVP 43089 (juvenile); UALVP 44030 (juvenile); UALVP 45153
Age and Distribution: Horizon: lower Devonian (Lochkovian)
Locality: MOTH locality outcrop in the Mackenzie Mountains, western Northwest Territories, Canada.
Classification: Acanthodii Diplacanthiiformes Tetanopsyridae
References
- ↑ Hanke, Gavin F.; Davis, Samuel P.; Wilson, Mark V. H. (2001-12-14). "New species of the acanthodian genus Tetanopsyrus from northern Canada, and comments on related taxa". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21 (4): 740–753. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2001)021[0740:NSOTAG2.0.CO;2]. ISSN 0272-4634. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1671/0272-4634%282001%29021%5B0740%3ANSOTAG%5D2.0.CO%3B2.
- ↑ Gagnier, P.; Hanke, G.; Wilson, M. (1999). "Tetanopsyrus lindoei gen. et sp. nov., an Early Devonian acanthodian from the Northwest Territories, Canada" (in EN). Acta Geologica Polonica 49 (2): 81–96. ISSN 0001-5709. http://yadda.icm.edu.pl/baztech/element/bwmeta1.element.baztech-article-BGPK-0055-2149.
Wikidata ☰ Q16993015 entry
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