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GLADIOBRANCHUS
(glad-e-os-bran-kus)
meaning: "Sword gill"
Named By: G. M. Bernacsek & D. L. Dineley in 1977
Time Period: Lochkovian of the Devonian
Location: Canada, Northwest Territories - Delorne Formation
Size: Individuals range between 6 and 10 centimetres long
Diet: Carnivore
Fossil(s): Numerous individuals, many of which are complete and articulated
Classification: | Chordata | Acanthodii | Climatiiformes | Diplacanthidae |
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Gladiobranchus is a genus of Acanthodiian fish that lived in the waters of what is now Canada during the Devonian period.

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