Ischnacanthiformes
Ischnacanthiformes
[‚isk·nə‚kan·thə′fōr‚mēz] (paleontology)
A monofamilial order of extinct fishes of the order Acanthodii; members were slender, lightly armored predators with sharp teeth, deeply inserted fin spines, and two dorsal fins.
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scheii Spjeldnaes (Acanthodii,
Ischnacanthiformes) from the latest Silurian or earliest Devonian of Ellesmere Island, arctic Canada.
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