Nerepisacanthus

Nerepisacanthus Temporal range: Telychian–Ludlow PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	†Acanthodii
Order:	†Ischnacanthiformes
Family:	2011
Species:	†N. denisoni
Binomial name
Nerepisacanthus denisoni Carole J. Burrow, 2011

Nerepisacanthus is an extinct genus of acanthodian, probably acritolepid, from Middle Silurian (?late Llandovery (Telychian) to Ludlow stages) deposits of New Brunswick, Canada. Nerepisacanthus is known from many incomplete but articulated specimens. It was collected from the Cunningham Creek Formation, near Nerepis, southern New Brunswick. It was first named by Carole J. Burrow in 2011 and the type species is Nerepisacanthus denisoni.^[1]

References

1. ^ Carole J. Burrow (2011). "A partial articulated acanthodian from the Silurian of New Brunswick, Canada". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 48 (9): 1329-1341. doi:10.1139/e11-023. http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/e11-023.