†Vernonaspis major Denison 1963 (jawless fish)
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Pteraspidomorpha - Cyathaspidiformes - Cyathaspididae
Full reference: R. H. Denison. 1963. New Silurian Heterostraci from Southeastern Yukon. Fieldiana Geology 14(7):105-141
Belongs to Vernonaspis according to R. H. Denison 1963
Sister taxa: Vernonaspis allenae, Vernonaspis bamberi, Vernonaspis leonardi, Vernonaspis magna, Vernonaspis parryi, Vernonaspis sekwiae, Vernonaspis suffusca, Vernonaspis tortucosta
Type specimen: PU 17104, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Beaver River, which is in a Silurian marine dolomite in Canada.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (2: Northwest Territories, Yukon collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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