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
• Main Authors: David K. Elliott, Linda S. Lassiter, Alain Blieck
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Estonian Academy Publishers 2018
• Subjects: phylogeny; Cyathaspididae; Agnatha; Heterostraci; Lower Devonian; Drake Bay Formation; Arctic Canada; Geology; QE1-996.5; Arctic; Canada; Drake Bay; Nunavut; Prince of Wales Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3176/earth.2018.06; https://doaj.org/article/6e21701d138446469a5cdab8cafddad0

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. Faberas...