Artstation Dunkleosteus Robert Fabiani1111 Prehistoric Animals Dunkleosteus – armored fish. in the seemingly fathomless depths of earth’s prehistoric oceans, long before the formidable great white shark or the massive megalodon staked their claim as apex predators, there lurked a bona fide marine monstrosity—a ruling titan whose phenomenal size, uncanny anatomical adaptations, and unstoppable force reigned supreme during the sinister devonian era. Dunkleosteus. dunkleosteus is an extinct genus of large arthrodire ("jointed neck") fish that existed during the late devonian period, about 382–358 million years ago. it was a pelagic fish inhabiting open waters, and one of the first apex predators of any ecosystem. [1].
Mundo Prг Histгіrico Dunkleosteus Uma Armadura Poderosa Prehistoric In 1867, an amateur collector found the first fossils of dunkleosteus terrelli, a giant predatory fish that swam ohio’s ancient sea, in the shale cliffs along lake erie. in the century that followed, cleveland museum of natural history scientists unearthed an extraordinary number of dunkleosteus fossils from the rock layer known as the. Dunkleosteus is a well known prehistoric fish. its name '(david) dunkle' osteus (οστεος, greek for bone); meaning 'dunkle's bone.' named after david dunkle. david and jay terrell (former museum curator of vertebrate paleontology) discovered the first fossils in 1867. living during the late devonian period, 380 360 million years ago. it weighed about 3.6 tonnes (4.0 short tons) and was. Excavation of dunkleosteus terrelli, 1928 source: the jesse earl hyde collection, case western reserve university (cwru) department of geological sciences. buried in the shale cliffs of cleveland metroparks rocky river reservation, the bony armor of a prehistoric monster was uncovered by the cleveland museum of natural history in 1928. Dunkleosteus was a prehistoric animal of absolutely monstrous proportions. at its largest, it could reach around 9 meters (30 ft) long. to put that size in sobering perspective, the largest great white shark ever recorded was a relatively modest 6 meters (20 ft) from nose to tail. dunkleosteus was also a heavyweight.
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