Dunkleosteidae

Dunkleosteids Temporal range: Late Devonian
Dunkleosteus terrelli skull, Queensland Museum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	†Placodermi
Order:	†Arthrodira
Suborder:	†Brachythoraci
Infraorder:	†Coccosteina
Family:	†Dunkleosteidae Stensiö, 1963
Type species
Dinichthys terrelli Newberry, 1873
Genera
Dunkleosteus Eastmanosteus Golshanichthys Westralichthys

The Dunkleosteidae were a family of placoderms, armored fish most diverse during the Devonian. The gigantic apex predator Dunkleosteus terrelli is the most well-known member of this group. While they were previously thought to be close relatives of the genus Dinichthys and grouped together in the family Dinichthyidae, more recent studies have shown that they represent a distinct clade.^[1]

References

1. ^ Carr, R.K. & W.J. Hlavin, 2010: Two new species of Dunkleosteus

This article about a placoderm is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Placoderms Placoderm stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую Dunkle Dunkumbura Look at other dictionaries: Dunkleosteus — Schädel von Dunkleosteus im Queensland Museum Zeitraum Oberdevon (Famennium) 380 bis 360 Mio. Jahre Fundorte …   Deutsch Wikipedia Дунклеостей — ? † Дунклеостей …   Википедия Dunkleosteus — Temporal range: Late Devonian, 380–360 Ma …   Wikipedia Dinichthyidae — Taxobox name = Dinichthyidae image width = 240px image caption = Dunkleosteus terrelli skull, Queensland Museum fossil range = Late Silurian? to Late Devonian regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata infraphylum = Gnathostomata… …   Wikipedia Dinichthyidae — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Dinichthyidae Rango fósil: Silúrico superior? to Devónico superior Cráneo del …   Wikipedia Español 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”