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Intl. Symposium of the Devonian system: Papers, Volume II, 1967
Pages 807-813
Palaeontology

Acanthodians from the Siluro-Devonian of Ellesmere Island

Nils Spjeldnaes

Abstract

A new species of acanthodian fishes - Ischnacanthus (?) scheii is described from the Siluro-Devonian beds of Ellesmere Island. The fossils come from a limestone bed, with brachiopods of Gedinnian age, occuring between graptolite shales.

Other occurrences of similar but less well preserved, and of complete acanthodians are reviewed, and the potential value of this rapidly developing and rather advanced group of vertebrates is discussed.


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