Sphenonectris

Sfen-o-nek-tris.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2012, May 24). Sphenonectris. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/sphenonectris/

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Name

Sphenonectris.

Phonetic

Sfen-o-nek-tris.

Named By

Mark H.V.‭ ‬Wilson‭ & ‬Michael W.‭ ‬Caldwell‭ ‬-‭ ‬1998.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Thelodonti,‭ ‬Furcacaudiformes.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

S.‭ ‬turnerae‭

Size

Roughly about‭ ‬15‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Canada.

Time Period

Early Devonian.

Fossil representation

Almost complete specimen.

In Depth

       Sphenonectris is a genus of thelodontid fish that lived in waters associated with what is now Canada during the early Devonian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The Furcacaudiformes:‭ ‬a new order of jawless vertebrates with thelodont scales,‭ ‬based on articulated Silurian and Devonian fossils from northern Canada.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology,‭ ‬Volume‭ ‬18,‭ ‬no.‭ ‬1,‭ ‬pp.‭ ‬10-29.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Mark H.V.‭ ‬Wilson‭ & ‬Michael W.‭ ‬Caldwell‭ ‬-‭ ‬1998.

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