The Dunkleosteus files		Illustrations

Name : Dunkleosteus		Species : terrelli
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Length : 3.5 meters (11.5 feet)		Skull Length : 65 centimeters (2 feet)		Weight :
Diet : carnivor = perhaps sharks		Period : Upper Devonian
Class : Placodermi	Order : Arthrodira	Suborder :	Superfamily :	Family : Dinichthyidae
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Fossils found in : Morocco, Africa, Poland, Belgium, and the USA.
Charactistics and things of interest: A jawed vertebrate, its jawbones were serrated and razor sharp but without teeth. Dunkleosteus used its jaws like a pair of self-sharpening scissors opening and closing, slicing it prey into pieces.
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