Tetanopsyrus

Tetanopsyrus is a genus of Acanthodii.^[1][2] There are two species of this genus, both of which lived in the lower Devonian (Lochkovian) of the Northwest Territories, Canada.

Tetanopsyrus Temporal range: Lochkovian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Life Restoration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Acanthodii
Order:	Diplacanthida
Family:	Tetanopsyridae Gagnier et al., 1999
Genus:	Tetanopsyrus Gagnier et al., 1999
Species
Tetanopsyrus lindoei Gagnier et al., 1999 Tetanopsyrus breviacanthias Hanke et al., 2001

Tetanopsyrus lindoei

Authority: Gagnier, Hanke and Wilson, 1999

Size: Length: 4 cm

Remains: Holotype (UALVP 39078): articulated skeleton.

Referred Materials: UALVP 32571, 38682, and 43026.

Age and Distribution: Horizon: lower Devonian (Lochkovian).

Locality: MOTH locality outcrop in the Mackenzie Mountains, western Northwest Territories, Canada.

Classification: Acanthodii Diplacanthiiformes Tetanopsyridae

Tetanopsyrus breviacanthias

Authority: Hanke, Davis and Wilson, 2001

Size: Length: 4 cm

Remains: (UALVP 43246): articulated skeleton

Referred Materials: UALVP 39062 (partial); UALVP 42512; UALVP 43089 (juvenile); UALVP 44030 (juvenile); UALVP 45153

Age and Distribution: Horizon: lower Devonian (Lochkovian)

Locality: MOTH locality outcrop in the Mackenzie Mountains, western Northwest Territories, Canada.

Classification: Acanthodii Diplacanthiiformes Tetanopsyridae