Tetanopsyrus


Tetanopsyrus is a genus of Acanthodii. There are two species of this genus, both of which lived in the lower Devonian of the Northwest Territories, Canada.

''Tetanopsyrus lindoei''

Authority: Gagnier, Hanke and Wilson, 1999
Size: Length: 4 cm
Remains: Holotype : articulated skeleton.
Referred Materials: UALVP 32571, 38682, and 43026.
Age and Distribution: Horizon: lower Devonian.
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: : articulated skeleton
Referred Materials: UALVP 39062 ; UALVP 42512; UALVP 43089 ; UALVP 44030 ; UALVP 45153
Age and Distribution: Horizon: lower Devonian
Locality: MOTH locality outcrop in the Mackenzie Mountains, western Northwest Territories, Canada.
Classification: Acanthodii Diplacanthiiformes Tetanopsyridae