Full reference: G. F. Hanke. 2002. Paucicanthus vanelsti gen. et sp. nov., an Early Devonian (Lochkovian) acanthodian that lacks paired fin-spines. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 39(7):1071-1083
Parent taxon: Acanthodii according to G. F. Hanke 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthodi, Acanthodida, Acanthodiformes, Antarctonchus, Archaeacanthus, Byssacanthoides, Campylodus, Climatiida, Climatiiformes, Diplacanthi, Diplacanthiformes, Eupleurogmus, Gemuendolepis, Haplacanthus, Homacanthus, Ischnacanthida, Ischnacanthiformes, Latviacanthus, Lupopsyroides, Lupopsyrus, Machaeracanthidae, Monopleurodus, Neoasiacanthus, Nodacosta, Nodonchus, Onchidae, Pinnacanthus, Promesacanthus, Ptychodictyon, Seretolepis, Striacanthus, Tchunacanthidae, Yealepis
Subtaxa: Paucicanthus vanelsti
Type: Paucicanthus vanelsti
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Man On The Hill, UALVP locality 129 (Devonian of Northwest Territories)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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