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Prehistoric life

Dunkleosteus

Dunkleosteus
Photo: Ghedoghedo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Scientific name
Dunkleosteus
Continent
North America, Europe, Africa
Group
Fish
Period
Devonian
Diet
Carnivore
Length
Medium (3–9 m)
Moves
Swims
Feature
Armour
Difficulty in WildGuessr
Medium

Did you know?

  • It had no real teeth: its jaws were edged with sharp bony blades that sharpened themselves.
  • It is named after David Dunkle, a scientist at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q131039 · All prehistoric life · All entries