Dunkleosteus
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| phylum | Chordata | Dunkleosteus is a genus of prehistoric fish, one of the largest arthrodire placoderms ever to have lived, existing during the Late Devonian period, about 380–360 million years ago. The largest species, D. terrelli, measuring up to 10 metres (33 ft) and weighing 3.6 tonnes (4.0 short tons), was a hypercarnivorous apex predator. Few other placoderms, save, perhaps, its contemporary, Titanichthys, rivaled Dunkleosteus in size.
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| class | Placodermi | |
| order | †Arthrodira | |
| family | †Dunkleosteidae | |
| genus | †Dunkleosteus | |
| Period | Late Devonian |
