†Gyracanthides riniensis Gess and Burrow 2023 (spiny fish)
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Acanthodii - Climatiiformes - Gyracanthidae
Full reference: R. W. Gess and C. J. Burrow. 2023. A new gyracanthid (stem Chondrichthyes) from the Late Devonian (Famennian) of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 43(4)
Belongs to Gyracanthides according to R. W. Gess and C. J. Burrow 2023
Sister taxa: Gyracanthides hawkinsi, Gyracanthides murrayi, Gyracanthides warreni
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Waterloo Farm (Devonian of South Africa)
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