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LIBRARY ipTAI Q.NTARIO MUSEUM z, o^^ii-'i'Nv^U/a BRIAN GEORGE GARDINER m fe\966 Catalogue of Canadian ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM LIBRARIES fossilfishes 31761 050 3 8049 AL ONTARIO MUSEUM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Contribution No. 68 LIFE SCIENCES ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO BRIAN GEORGE GARDINER Cdtcilogue of Ccincidicin fossil fishes BRIAN GARDINER is Oil the Staff of Quccn Elizabeth College, University of London. ) price: $3.50 © The Governors of the University of Toronto, 1966 PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS CONTENTS Page Preface 5 Systematic Index 6 Catalogue of Canadian Specimens: Class: CEPHALASPIDOMORPHI 13 Class: PTERASPIDOMORPHI 19 Class: ARTHRODIRA 29 Class: HOLOCEPHALI 42 Class: ELASMOBRANCHII 43 Class: ACANTHODII 48 Class: ACTINOPTERYGII 58 Class: SARCOPTERYGII 84 References 101 Alphabetical Index of Genera and Species 142 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from University of Toronto http://www.archive.org/details/catalogueofcanadOOgard PREFACE In 1963 I was fortunate enough to be given leave of absence by Queen Elizabeth College to enable me to spend a year teaching in the University of Alberta, Edmonton. During that time I decided to catalogue the fossil fish localities within the confines of the Province of Alberta, and from this modest beginning the project grew into its present form in which I have endeavoured to cite all fossil fishes recorded from Canadian locaUties. Certain standard abbreviations are used throughout this work; a large (C) indicates that so far the material concerned has been recorded only from Canada; a small (c) following a reference means that this is an important reference to Canadian material. A locality reference abbreviated thus:— SE 1/4 S.19, T.80, R.17, W. of 4th Meridian, would mean the southeast quarter of section 19, Township 80, Range 17, west of the 4th Meridian, while L. sd. 3 is the abbreviation used for Legal subdivision 3. Other notations such as Alberta (82-0-4) refer to the topographic map series 1/50,000 A full synonomy has been attempted for each species and as far as possible all references to that species have been incorporated. In a few cases only (viz. Lamna appendiculata) where a full reference list has not been compiled, this is indicated in the section headed remarks. Where it is known the location of the type material is given, while in the case of species described from places other than Canada, the location of corre- sponding Canadian material is cited. The entries have been arranged systematically according to their zoological classification and the classifica- tion adopted is set out in the systematic index. The compiling of this catalogue was made possible by a generous grant from the University of Alberta which enabled me not only to search through much obscure literature but also to visit many interesting fossil localities. Finally my thanks are due to Dr. Donald Ross of the University of Alberta for having given me the opportunity of spending such a pleasant year in Canada, and to him and to my many friends in the Zoology depart- ment of the University of Alberta I dedicate this work. 83 SYSTEMATIC INDEX Super-Class CYCLOSTOMI Page class CEPHALASPIDOMORPHI SUbcl. OSTEOSTRACI O. CEPHALASPIDA Cephalaspidae Cephalaspis 1 Ateleaspidae A teleaspis 16 Incertae Sedis Alaspis 16 Escuminaspis 16 SUbcl. ANASPIDA O. ANASPIFORMES Birkeniidae Ctenopleuron 18 Endeiolepidae Endeiolepis 18 Euphaneropsidae Euphanerops 1 class PTERASPIDOMORPHI SUbcl. HETEROSTRACI O. ASTRASPIDIFORMES Astraspididae Astraspis 19 O. PSAMMOSTEIFORMES subo. Tesseraspidida Tesseraspididae Kallostrakon 19 Corvaspididae Corvaspis 20 subo. Psammosteida Psammosteidae Psammosteus 20 O. PTERASPIDIFORMES subo. Pteraspidida Pteraspididae Pteraspis 21 O. CYATHASPIDIFORMES subo. Cyathaspidida Cyathaspididae subf. Tolypelepidinae Tolypelepis 22 subf. Cyathaspidinae Ptomaspis 22 Cyathaspis 22 Vernonaspis 23 Fionaspis 23 Listraspis 24 subf. Irregulareaspidinae Dikenaspis 24 Dinaspidella 24 subf. Poraspidinae Ariaspis 24 Anglaspis 25 Homalaspidella 25 subf. Ctenaspidinae Ctenaspis 26 O. TRAQUAIRASPIDIFORMES Traquairaspididae Traquairaspis 27 SUbcl. COELOLEPIDA Thelodontidae Thelodus 28 Super-Class ELASMOBRANCHIOMORPHI class ARTHRODIRA SUbcl. ANTIARCHI O. ASTEROLEPIFORMES Asterolepidae Bothriolepis 29 SUbcl. ARTHRODIRI O. COCCOSTEIFORMES subo. Dolichothoraci Phlyctaenaspidae Phlyctaenaspis 32 subo. Brachythoraci Coccosteidae Coccosteus 33 Dinichthys 34 Plourdosteus 35 Holonemidae Aspidichthys 35 Selenosteidae Stenosteus 36 subo. Petalichthyidi Macropetalichthyidae Macropetalichthys 36 Ellopetalichthys 38 O. PTYCTODONTIFORMES Ptyctodontidae Ptyctodus 39 Rhynchodus 40 Arthrodiri Incertae Sedis Machaeracanthus 40 class HOLOCEPHALI O. EDESTIFORMES Helicoprionidae Lissoprion 42 Scoliorhiza 42 O. HELODONTIFORMES Helodontidae Helodus 42 O. CHIMAERIFORMES Cochliodontidae Deltodus 43 Sandalodus 43 Chimaeridae Chimaerotheca 43 class ELASMOBRANCHII SUbcl. XENOCANTHII O. XENACANTHIFORMES Xenacanthidae Xenacanthus 43 bcl. EUSELACHII O. HYBODONTIFORMES Ctenacanthidae Ctenacanthus 44 Hybodontidae Hybodus 44 Ptychodontidae Ptychodus 45 O. HETERODONTIFORMES Heterodontidae Palaeospinax 45 O. GALEIFORMES subo. Isuroidii Isuridae Lamna 46 hums 46 O. RAJIFORMES Dasyatidae Myledaphus 48 Elasmobranchii Incertae Sedis Stethacanthus 48 Super-Class TELEOSTOMI class ACANTHODII O. CLIMATIIFORMES subo. Climatioidei Climatiidae Climatius 48 8 Nostolepis 49 subo. Diplacanthoidei Diplacanthidae Diplacanthus 50 Homacanthus 51 Gyracanthidae Gyracanthus 52 Oracanthus 53 O. ISCHNACANTHIFORMES Ischnacanthidae Gomphodus 53 Onchus 54 Doliodus 54 ''Dendrodus' 55 O. ACANTHODIFORMES Mesacanthidae Mesacanthus 55 Triazeugacanthus 56 Cheiracanthidae Cheiracanthus 56 Homalacanthus 57 class ACTINOPTERYGII SUbcl. CHONDROSTEI O. PALAEONISCIFORMES subo. Palaeoniscoidei Cheirolepidae Cheirolepis 58 Rhadinichthyidae Rhadinichthys 59 Canobiidae Canobius 61 Elonichthyidae Elonichthys 61 Acrolepidae Acrolepis 62 Amblypteridae Amblypterus 63 Palaeoniscidae Gy rolepis 63 Palaeoniscus 63 Pteronisculus 64 Boreosomidae Boreosomus 64 0. HAPLOLEPIFORMES Haplolepidae Haplolepis 65 O. SAURICHTHYIFORMES Saurichthyidae Saiirichthys 65 O. PERLEIDIFORMES Perleididae Albertonia 65 O. BOBASATRANIFORMES Bobasatraniidae Bobasatrania 66 O. ACIPENSERIFORMES Acipenseridae Acipenser 66 SUbcl. HOLOSTEI div. Holosteans O. SEMIONOTIFORMES Semionotidae Semionotus 68 Lepisosteidae Lepisosteus 68 O. AMIIFORMES Amiidae Amia 70 Kindle ia 72 Protamia 73 div. Halecostomes O. ASPIDORMYNCHIFORMES Aspidorhynchidae Belonostomus 73 SUbcl. TELEOSTEI O. CLUPEIFORMES subo. Elopoidei Albulidae subo. Salmonoidei Salmonidae Salmo 74 Osmeridae Osmerus 74 Mallotus 75 subo. Clupeoidei Ichthyodectidae Ichthyodectes 76 Portheus 76 Chirocentridae Cladocyclus 76 subo. Enchodontoidei Enchodontidae Cimolichthys 11 Enchodus 11 O. OSTEOGLOSSIFORMES subo. Notopteroidei Hiodontidae Eohiodon 78 O. BERYCIFORMES O. PERCIFORMES subo. Percoidei Sciaenidae 10 1 Platacodon 78 Priscarcaridae subo. Cottoidei Cottidae Artediellus 79 Cyclopteridae Cyclopterus 79 O. OSTARIOPHYSI subo. Siluroidei Diplomystidae Rhineastes 80 Ictaluridae ^ Ictalurus 8 subo. Cyprinoidei Catostomidae Amyzon 82 Cyprinidae Pimephales 83 O. GASTEROSTEIFORMES Gasterosteidae Gasterosteus 83 class SARCOPTERYGII SUbcl. CROSSOPTERYGII O. OSTEOLEPIFORMES Osteolepidae Eusthenopteron 84 Osteolepis 86 Megalichthys 86 Rhizodus 86 Rhizodopsis 88 Elpistostege 88 ?Thursius 89 O. POROLEPIFORMES Holoptychidae Glyptolepis 89 Holoptychius 90 Onychodus 91 O. COELACANTHIFORMES Protocoelacanthid 93 Coelacanthidae Coelacanthus 93 W^/iz7e/fl 93 SUbcl. DIPTERI O. DIPTERIFORMES Dipteridae Dipterus 94 O. CTENODONTIFORMES Ctcnodontidae Ctenodus 94 7/ Sagenodus (Callopristodus) 95 Uronemus 95 O. PHANEROPLEURIFORMES Fleurantiidae Fleurantia 95 Scaumenacidae Scaumenacia 96 PPENDIX "Protochordata" Scaumenella 100 12 CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN SPECIMENS Super-Class cyclostomi Class CEPHALASPIDOMORPHI Sub-Class OSTEOSTRACI Order cephalaspida Family Cephalaspidae Genus Cephalaspis Agassiz 1835 Cephalaspis acadica Robertson (C) 1936 Cephalaspis acadica Robertson, p. 293, fig. 4 (c) 1952 Cephalaspis acadica Robertson: Denison, p. 162 1954 Cephalaspis acadica Robertson: Russell, p. 251, fig. 6 (c) Locality: Gaspe sandstone, Campbellton, New Brunswick. Lower Devonian. Type: Patten Collection, no. 10082, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. From the Lower Devonian of Campbellton. Remarks: This species is probably synonymous with C. campbelU tonensis Whiteaves. Cephalaspis campbelltonensis Whiteaves (C) 18811 Cephalaspis campbelltonensis WhitQ3.\es, p. 98 (c) 1883 Cephalaspis campbelltonensis Whiteaves: Ells, p. 9D (c) 1889 Cephalaspis campbelltonensis Whiteaves: Whiteaves, p. 92, pi. 10, fig. 2 1890 Cephalaspis campbelltonensis Whiteaves: Traquair, p. 21 1890 Cephalaspis whiteavesi Traquair, p. 21 1891 Cephalaspis campbelltonensis Whiteaves: Woodward, p. 190, pi. 9, fig. 5 1892a Cephalaspis campbelltonensis Whiteaves: Woodward, p. 4, pi. 1, fig. 6 1893a Cephalaspis campbelltonensis WhiiQ2LVQs: Traquair, p. 147 1893a Cephalaspis whiteavesi Traqmir: Traquair, p. 147 1895 Cephalaspis campbelltonensis WhitQayQs: Jaekel, p. 161 1895 Cephalaspis whiteavesi Traquair: Jaekel, p. 161 1899 Cephalaspis campbelltonensis Whiteaves: Whiteaves, p. 226 (name only) 1902 Cephalaspis campbelltonensis Whiteaves: Hay, p. 341 1902 Cephalaspis campbelltonensis Whiieaves: Patten, p. 186 1905 Cephalaspis campbelltonensis Whiteaves: Lambe, pp. 15, 33, 40 1907 Cephalaspis
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