Gladiobranchus

Glad-e-os-bran-kus.

By Benjamin Gutierrez

Published on October 9, 2014

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Name

Gladiobranchus ‭(‬Sword gill‭)‬.

Phonetic

Glad-e-os-bran-kus.

Named By

G.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Bernacsek‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Dineley‭ ‬-‭ ‬1977.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Acanthodii Climatiiformes Diplacanthidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

G.‭ ‬probaton

Size

Individuals range between‭ ‬6‭ ‬and‭ ‬10‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Canada,‭ ‬Northwest Territories‭ ‬-‭ ‬Delorne Formation.‭

Time Period

Lochkovian of the Devonian.

Fossil representation

Numerous individuals,‭ ‬many of which are complete and articulated.

In Depth

Gladiobranchus is a genus of Acanthodiian fish that lived in the waters of what is now Canada during the Devonian period.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New acanthodians from the Delorme Formation‭ (‬Lower Devonian‭) ‬of N.W.T.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Canada.‭ ‬Palaeontographica,‭ ‬abteilung A,‭ ‬159:‭ ‬1-25.‭ ‬-‭ ‬G.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Bernacsek‭ & ‬D.‭ ‬L.‭ ‬Dineley‭ ‬-‭ ‬1977. -‭ ‬Redescription of the acanthodian Gladiobranchus probaton Bernacsek‭ & ‬Dineley,‭ ‬1977,‭ ‬and comments on diplacanthid relationships.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Geodiversitas‭ ‬30‭ (‬2‭) ‬:‭ ‬303-330.‭ ‬-‭ ‬G.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Hanke‭ & ‬S.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Davis‭ ‬-‭ ‬2008.

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