Name:
Tetanopsyrus.
Phonetic: Teh-tan-op-sy-rus.
Named By: P.-Y. Gagnier, G. F. Hanke
& M. V. H. Wilson - 1999.
Classification: Chordata, Acanthodii,
Diplacanthida, Tetanopsyridae.
Species: T. lindoei
(type), T. breviacanthias
Diet: Carnivore.
Size: About 4 centimetres long.
Known locations: Canada.
Time period: Lochkovian of the Devonian.
Fossil representation: Several specimens preserved
complete upon slabs.
Tetanopsyrus is a genus of small acanthodiian fish that has been discovered in Canada.
Further reading
- Tetanopsyrus lindoei, gen. et sp. nov.,
an Early Devonian
acanthodian from the Northwest Territories, Canada. Acta Geologica
Polonica 49:81–96. - P.-Y. Gagnier, G. F. Hanke
& M. V. H. Wilson - 1999.
- New species of the Acanthodian genus Tetanopsyrus
from Northern
Canada, and comments on related taxa. - Journal of Vertebrate
Paleontology vol 21, no. 4. - G. F. Hanke, S. P.
Davis & M. V. H. Wilson - 2001.