A new species of cyathaspid (Vertebrata: Pteraspidomorphi: Heterostraci) from the Lower Devonian Drake Bay Formation, Prince of Wales Island, Nunavut, Arctic Canada

• Published in: Estonian journal of earth sciences Vol. 67; no. 1; pp. 88 - 95
• Main Authors: Elliott, David K., Lassiter, Linda S., Blieck, Alain
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tallinn Estonian Academy Publishers 01.03.2018; Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus (Estonian Academy Publishers)
• Subjects: Agnatha; Arctic Canada; Canals; Cyathaspididae; Devonian; Discovery and exploration; Drake Bay Formation; Fauna; Fossils; Geology; Heterostraci; Identification and classification; Islands; Lateral line; Lower Devonian; Marine animals; Marine invertebrates; New genera; New species; Ostracoderms; Paleontology; Phylogenetics; phylogeny; Pteraspidomorphi; Sediments; Species; Stratigraphy; Vertebrates; Canada; Arctic Archipelago; Oregon; Prince of Wales Island; Nunavut Territory Canada; United States > US; Arctic region; Europe; Northwest Territories Canada
• ISSN: 1736-4728; 1736-7557
• DOI: 10.3176/earth.2018.06

A new genus and species of cyathaspid heterostracan, Faberaspis elgae, is described from the Early Devonian (Lochkovian, Pedavis pesavis conodont Zone) Drake Bay Formation of Prince of Wales Island, Nunavut, Arctic Canada, where it is associated with a rich shallow marine invertebrate fauna. Faberaspis is most closely related to Poraspis, but differs in details of the ornament and in possessing a more complete network of lateral line canals.