ðiːz fˈɑːsəlz wɜːɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ mˈoʊst nˈoʊɾəbli stˈʌdid ænd dᵻskɹˈaɪbd baɪ skˈɑːɾɪʃ pˌæliːˌoʊɪtʃθɪˈɑːlədʒˌɪst ɹˈæmseɪ ˈeɪtʃ. tɹˈækwɛɹ hˌuː kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ðə fˈɜːst ˈaʊtlaɪn ɹˌɛstɚɹˈeɪʃənz fɹʌm ɑːɹtˈɪkjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd spˈɛsɪmənz ʌv dɹˈɛpɐnˌæspiz.
These fossils were also most notably studied and described by Scottish palaeoichthyologist Ramsay H. Traquair who created the first outline restorations from articulated specimens of Drepanaspis.