Tetanopsyrus Explained

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

Notes and References

1. 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 . 10.1671/0272-4634(2001)021[0740:NSOTAG]2.0.CO;2 . 86098457 . 0272-4634.
2. Gagnier . P. . Hanke . G. . Wilson . M. . 1999 . Tetanopsyrus lindoei gen. et sp. nov., an Early Devonian acanthodian from the Northwest Territories, Canada . Acta Geologica Polonica . EN . 49 . 2 . 81–96 . 0001-5709.