Full reference: G. Hanke. 2008. Promesacanthus eppleri n. gen., n. sp., a mesacanthid (Acanthodii, Acanthodiformes) from the Lower Devonian of northern Canada. Geodiversitas 30:287-302
Parent taxon: Acanthodii according to G. F. Hanke 2008
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, Paucicanthus, Pinnacanthus, Ptychodictyon, Seretolepis, Striacanthus, Tchunacanthidae, Yealepis
Subtaxa: Promesacanthus eppleri
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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