Tag Archive for 'Dunkleosteus'

Reconstruction of the largest known specimen of Dunkleosteus terrelli, compared to one of the largest reliably measured specimens of Carcharodon carcharias; a 1.75-m-tall human for scale. Image credit: Russell Engelman, doi: 10.3390/d15030318 / Sci.News.

Earth’s First Vertebrate Superpredator Was Shorter and Stouter than Previously Thought

Mar 13, 2023 by News Staff

Dunkleosteus terrelli, an armor-plated fish that lived in the shallow subtropical waters of the Devonian period, about 360 million years ago, is one of...

Titanichthys was a suspension feeder with jaws ill-suited for biting and crushing but well suited for gaping ram feeding. Image credit: Mark Witton.

Titanichthys: Devonian-Period Armored Fish was Suspension Feeder

May 20, 2020 by News Staff

Titanichthys, a giant placoderm (armored fish) from the Devonian period, fed in a similar manner to basking sharks, according to a study published in the...