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Mesacanthus

Mesacanthus ('middle spine') is an extinct genus of acanthodian fish from the lower to middle Devonian Scotland. It is among the more primitive of the Devonian acanthodians.

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Description

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Mesacanthus

Nodes18
Edges17
Triples21
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.111111
Components1

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Mesacanthus

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related to Taxonomy · 16
Mesacanthus → Acanthodes, Arthur Smith Woodward, Hence, In, Louis Agassiz, Lower Devonian, Lower Old Red Sandstone, Middle Devonian, Middle Old Red Sandstone, Midland Valley, Orcadian Basin, PeerJ, Ramsay Traquair, Scotland, The, These
related to Description · 4
Mesacanthus → According, Agassiz, Overall, They
related to Morphology · 1
Mesacanthus → The Mesacanthus

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devonian genus pusillus acanthodians lower middle species also mitchelli small peachi scotland coriaceus spines acanthodian fish body pectoral pelvic anal

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Mesacanthusrelated to DescriptionThey0.60section
Mesacanthusrelated to DescriptionAccording0.60section
Mesacanthusrelated to DescriptionAgassiz0.60section
Mesacanthusrelated to DescriptionOverall0.60section
Mesacanthusrelated to MorphologyThe Mesacanthus0.60section
Mesacanthusrelated to TaxonomyThe0.60section
Mesacanthusrelated to TaxonomyRamsay Traquair0.60section
Mesacanthusrelated to TaxonomyAcanthodes0.60section
Mesacanthusrelated to TaxonomyLouis Agassiz0.60section
Mesacanthusrelated to TaxonomyThese0.60section
Mesacanthusrelated to TaxonomyLower Old Red Sandstone0.60section
Mesacanthusrelated to TaxonomyMiddle Old Red Sandstone0.60section

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