Sphenonectris
An artist's concept of Sphenonectris.
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Sphenonectris
Species

Sphenonectris turnerae [1]

Sphenonectris is an extinct genus of thelodont, which lived in Canada during the Early Devonian period.

Sphenonectris possessed a hunched pomacanthid-like body with the only visible fin being the caudal fin.

References

  1. Mark V. H. Wilson and Michael W. Caldwell, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Apr. 10, 1998), pp. 10-29


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