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†Gyracanthus obliquus M'Coy 1848 (spiny fish)

Acanthodii - Climatiiformes - Gyracanthidae

Belongs to Gyracanthus according to R. Denison 1979

See also M'Coy 1855

Sister taxa: Gyracanthus alleni, Gyracanthus alnwicensis, Gyracanthus compressus, Gyracanthus convexus, Gyracanthus cordatus, Gyracanthus duplicatus, Gyracanthus falciformis, Gyracanthus formosus, Gyracanthus incurvus, Gyracanthus inornatus, Gyracanthus magnificus, Gyracanthus nobilis, Gyracanthus parvulus, Gyracanthus primaevus, Gyracanthus rectus, Gyracanthus rothrocki, Gyracanthus sarlei, Gyracanthus sherwoodi, Gyracanthus tuberculatus, Gyracanthus youngii

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Moyola, Moyheeland (Carboniferous of the United Kingdom)

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