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<h2 id="paleobiota">Paleobiota</h2> <h3>Vertebrates</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Genus</th><th>Species</th><th>Location</th><th>Material</th><th>Notes</th><th>Images</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Asterolepidoidei/YUolYXdx">Asterolepidoidei</a></td><td>Indeterminate</td><td>NV0207 locality, near the mouth of <a href="/facts/Vendom_Fiord/bmH0PmSF">Vendom Fiord</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></td><td></td><td>A <a href="/facts/Placodermi/kknCSuQ7">placoderm</a>.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><i><a href="/facts/Asterolepis_(fish)/20zfwF58">Asterolepis</a></i></td><td><i>A. alticristata</i></td><td>NV2K17 locality.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></td><td>Numerous specimens.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></td><td>A <a href="/facts/Placodermi/kknCSuQ7">placoderm</a>.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i>A.</i> cf. <i>radiata</i></td><td>NV2K17 locality.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></td><td>Multiple plates.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></td><td>A <a href="/facts/Placodermi/kknCSuQ7">placoderm</a>.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i>A.</i> sp. indet.</td><td>Locality NV0205.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td><td>Anterior median dorsal plate (NUFV 1287).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td><td>A <a href="/facts/Placodermi/kknCSuQ7">placoderm</a>.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Bothriolepididae/2IUn3WCv">Bothriolepididae</a></td><td>Sp. indet.</td><td>NV0402, NV2K15, NV2K05, NV2K01 & NV2K07 localities.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td><td>Partial cephalic skeleton (NUFV 1292) & several plates.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td><td>A <a href="/facts/Placodermi/kknCSuQ7">placoderm</a>.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Bothriolepis/wWtMCzU1">Bothriolepis</a></i></td><td><i>B.</i> sp. indet.</td><td>NV2K17 & NV0402 localities.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td><td>Anterior median <a href="/facts/Dorsal_plate/WqusQsFX">dorsal plate</a> (NUFV 847), visceral impressions of a partial thoracic skeleton (NUFV 1294) and of a posterior median dorsal plate (NUFV 1293).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td><td>A <a href="/facts/Placodermi/kknCSuQ7">placoderm</a>.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Eusthenopteron/e8bvSnjC">Eusthenopteron</a></i></td><td><i>E. jenkinsi</i></td><td>NV2K17 locality.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td><td></td><td>A <a href="/facts/Tristichopteridae/5tRmcG3m">tristichopterid</a>.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Holoptychius/DVmlucnh">Holoptychius</a></i></td><td><i>H. bergmanni</i></td><td>NV2K17 locality (77º09.895’N, 86º16.157’W) near the eastern arm of Bird Fiord.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td><td></td><td>A <a href="/facts/Holoptychiidae/58x8uLYM">holoptychiid</a>.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Laccognathus/5uQyWmmm">Laccognathus</a></i></td><td><i><a href="/facts/Laccognathus_embryi/2flJvhaU">L. embryi</a></i></td><td></td><td>Specimens from at least 22 individuals known.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td><td>A <a href="/facts/Holoptychiidae/58x8uLYM">holoptychiid</a>.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Qikiqtania/Rjy8AXF9">Qikiqtania</a></i></td><td><i>Q. wakei</i></td><td>Site NV0401 (77° 10.235′ N, 86° 11.279′ W)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></td><td>Specimen preserving the "lower jaws, partial left upper jaw and palate in articulation, gulars, ceratohyals, an articulated left pectoral fin and articulated scales from the dorsal midline, flank and lateral line series"<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></td><td>An <a href="/facts/Elpistostegalia/AJlvsyQq">elpistostegalian</a>.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><i><a href="/facts/Tiktaalik/Dc3DWglv">Tiktaalik</a></i></td><td><i>T. roseae</i></td><td>Site NV2K17, southern <a href="/facts/Ellesmere_Island/mtWoFsE2">Ellesmere Island</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></td><td>"Based on a suite of specimens (NUFV 108–135) from a single locality (NV2K17). Three specimens (NUFV 108–110) preserve skulls, pectoral girdles and fins in articulation."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></td><td>A <a href="/facts/Stegocephalia/7R1oaRKW">stegocephalian</a>.</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Earth sciences portal</li><li>Paleontology portal</li><li>Canada portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_fossiliferous_stratigraphic_units_in_Nunavut/BFmRMfzG">List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nunavut</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Escuminac_Formation/THxzJfH7">Escuminac Formation</a>, another Frasnian-aged formation known for its <a href="/facts/Sarcopterygii/7Glajr07">sarcopterygian</a> fossils.</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/nature04639">Edward B. Daeschler, Neil H. Shubin and Farish A. Jenkins Jr, 2006. "A Devonian tetrapod-like fish and the evolution of the tetrapod body plan" <i>Nature</i>, April 2006, pp 757ff</a> (pdf file)</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Fossil pollen suggest that these rocks lie within the early and middle Frasnian Stage of the Devonian. <a href="/wiki/Palynology" target="_blank">/wiki/Palynology</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Downs, Jason P.; Daeschler, Edward B.; Lo, Nathanael; Carey, Emily N.; Shubin, Neil H. (October 2019). "Asterolepis alticristata n. sp. (Antiarchi) from the Upper Devonian (Frasnian) of Nunavut, Canada, and a report on the antiarch diversity of the Fram Formation". Geodiversitas. 41 (1): 679–698. doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2019v41a19. ISSN 1280-9659. <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336671612" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336671612</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Downs, Jason P.; Daeschler, Edward B.; Lo, Nathanael; Carey, Emily N.; Shubin, Neil H. (October 2019). "Asterolepis alticristata n. sp. (Antiarchi) from the Upper Devonian (Frasnian) of Nunavut, Canada, and a report on the antiarch diversity of the Fram Formation". Geodiversitas. 41 (1): 679–698. doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2019v41a19. ISSN 1280-9659. <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336671612" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336671612</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Downs, Jason P.; Daeschler, Edward B.; Lo, Nathanael; Carey, Emily N.; Shubin, Neil H. (October 2019). "Asterolepis alticristata n. sp. (Antiarchi) from the Upper Devonian (Frasnian) of Nunavut, Canada, and a report on the antiarch diversity of the Fram Formation". Geodiversitas. 41 (1): 679–698. doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2019v41a19. ISSN 1280-9659. <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336671612" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336671612</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Downs, Jason P.; Daeschler, Edward B.; Lo, Nathanael; Carey, Emily N.; Shubin, Neil H. (October 2019). "Asterolepis alticristata n. sp. (Antiarchi) from the Upper Devonian (Frasnian) of Nunavut, Canada, and a report on the antiarch diversity of the Fram Formation". Geodiversitas. 41 (1): 679–698. doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2019v41a19. ISSN 1280-9659. <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336671612" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336671612</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Downs, Jason P.; Daeschler, Edward B.; Lo, Nathanael; Carey, Emily N.; Shubin, Neil H. (October 2019). "Asterolepis alticristata n. sp. (Antiarchi) from the Upper Devonian (Frasnian) of Nunavut, Canada, and a report on the antiarch diversity of the Fram Formation". Geodiversitas. 41 (1): 679–698. doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2019v41a19. ISSN 1280-9659. <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336671612" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336671612</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Downs, Jason P.; Daeschler, Edward B.; Lo, Nathanael; Carey, Emily N.; Shubin, Neil H. (October 2019). "Asterolepis alticristata n. sp. (Antiarchi) from the Upper Devonian (Frasnian) of Nunavut, Canada, and a report on the antiarch diversity of the Fram Formation". Geodiversitas. 41 (1): 679–698. doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2019v41a19. ISSN 1280-9659. <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336671612" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336671612</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Downs, Jason P.; Daeschler, Edward B.; Lo, Nathanael; Carey, Emily N.; Shubin, Neil H. (October 2019). "Asterolepis alticristata n. sp. (Antiarchi) from the Upper Devonian (Frasnian) of Nunavut, Canada, and a report on the antiarch diversity of the Fram Formation". Geodiversitas. 41 (1): 679–698. doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2019v41a19. ISSN 1280-9659. <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336671612" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336671612</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Downs, Jason P.; Daeschler, Edward B.; Lo, Nathanael; Carey, Emily N.; Shubin, Neil H. (October 2019). "Asterolepis alticristata n. sp. (Antiarchi) from the Upper Devonian (Frasnian) of Nunavut, Canada, and a report on the antiarch diversity of the Fram Formation". Geodiversitas. 41 (1): 679–698. doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2019v41a19. ISSN 1280-9659. <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336671612" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336671612</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Downs, Jason P.; Daeschler, Edward B.; Lo, Nathanael; Carey, Emily N.; Shubin, Neil H. (October 2019). "Asterolepis alticristata n. sp. (Antiarchi) from the Upper Devonian (Frasnian) of Nunavut, Canada, and a report on the antiarch diversity of the Fram Formation". Geodiversitas. 41 (1): 679–698. doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2019v41a19. ISSN 1280-9659. <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336671612" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336671612</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Downs, Jason P.; Daeschler, Edward B.; Lo, Nathanael; Carey, Emily N.; Shubin, Neil H. (October 2019). "Asterolepis alticristata n. sp. (Antiarchi) from the Upper Devonian (Frasnian) of Nunavut, Canada, and a report on the antiarch diversity of the Fram Formation". Geodiversitas. 41 (1): 679–698. doi:10.5252/geodiversitas2019v41a19. 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(Sarcopterygii, Tristichopteridae) from the Upper Devonian of Nunavut, Canada, and a review of Eusthenopteron taxonomy" (PDF). Breviora. 562: 1–24. doi:10.3099/MCZ44.1. S2CID 51883892. <a href="https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/publications/Breviora_562.pdf" target="_blank">https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/publications/Breviora_562.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>Downs, Jason P.; Daeschler, Edward B.; Jenkins, Farish A.; Shubin, Neil H. (2013-03). "Holoptychius bergmannisp. nov. (Sarcopterygii, Porolepiformes) from the Upper Devonian of Nunavut, Canada, and a Review of Holoptychius Taxonomy". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 162 (1): 47–59. doi:10.1635/053.162.0104. 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ISSN 0028-0836. <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04990-w" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04990-w</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>Edward B. Daeschler, Neil H. Shubin and Farish A. Jenkins Jr, 2006. "A Devonian tetrapod-like fish and the evolution of the tetrapod body plan" Nature, April 2006, pp 757ff (pdf file) <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/nature04639" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/nature04639</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:19"><p>Edward B. Daeschler, Neil H. Shubin and Farish A. Jenkins Jr, 2006. "A Devonian tetrapod-like fish and the evolution of the tetrapod body plan" Nature, April 2006, pp 757ff (pdf file) <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/nature04639" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/nature04639</a> <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>