''Gyracanthus'' (from el, γύρος , 'curved' and el, ἄκανθα , 'spine')
is an extinct genus of
acanthodian
Acanthodii or acanthodians is an extinct class of gnathostomes (jawed fishes), typically considered a paraphyletic group. They are currently considered to represent a grade of various fish lineages leading up to the extant Chondrichthyes, which ...
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[Snyder, D., Turner, S., Burrow, C. J., & Daeschler, E. B. (2017). “Gyracanthus” sherwoodi (Gnathostomata, Gyracanthidae) from the Late Devonian of North America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 165(1), 195-219.]
See also
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List of acanthodians
References
Devonian fish of Africa
Carboniferous fish of Europe
Devonian fish of North America
Devonian fish of South America
Carboniferous fish of North America
Acanthodii genera
Carboniferous acanthodians
Devonian acanthodians
Taxa named by Louis Agassiz
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