Promesacanthus, Hanke, 2008

Hanke, Gavin F., 2008, Promesacanthus eppleri n. gen., n. sp., a mesacanthid (Acanthodii, Acanthodiformes) from the Lower Devonian of northern Canada, Geodiversitas 30 (2), pp. 287-302 : 291

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5378575

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scientific name

Promesacanthus
status

gen. nov.

Genus Promesacanthus n. gen.

TYPE SPECIES. — Promesacanthus eppleri n. sp.

ETYMOLOGY. — Pro - before, based on the presence of prepectoral spines which are primitive features in acanthodians, Mesacanthus the genus containing the acanthodiform Mesacanthus mitchelli .

DIAGNOSIS. — As for the type and only known species.

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