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  • The armour-plated fish Dunkleosteus was a 10 metre-long, 3,600 kg monster that terrorised other marine life in the Devonian Period, which spanned 415 million to 360 million years ago.

    Archive 2006-11-01 2006

  • The researchers also determined that Dunkleosteus could open its mouth very rapidly - in a 50th of a second - which formed a suction force drawing prey into the gaping mouth.

    Archive 2006-11-01 2006

  • They focus a network of dancing lines on objects below the surface—like this Dunkleosteus from Dinotopia: The World Beneath.

    Caustics James Gurney 2008

  • Dunkleosteus terrelli may have been the world's first apex predator.

    November 28th, 2006 2006

  • While lacking true teeth, Dunkleosteus used two long, bony blades in its mouth to snap and crush nearly any creature unfortunate enough to encounter it.

    Archive 2006-11-01 2006

  • Highlights include Buettneria, one of the earliest four-limbed animals; the massive armored early fish Dunkleosteus; the gigantic aquatic turtle known as Stupendemys; and Pteranodon, a flying reptile, or pterosaur, with a wingspan of 23 feet.

    NYC.com's Exclusive New York City Event Calendar : Art 2010

  • Highlights include Buettneria, one of the earliest four-limbed animals; the massive armored early fish Dunkleosteus; the gigantic aquatic turtle known as Stupendemys; and Pteranodon, a flying reptile, or pterosaur, with a wingspan of 23 feet.

    NYC.com's Exclusive New York City Event Calendar : Art 2010

  • Placoderms, which were a dominant life form on Earth for 70 million years, included a diverse array of species, from the 8-meter-long Dunkleosteus to the much smaller

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local <B>By Amina Khan </B><br><I>Los Angeles Times</I> 2010

  • Highlights include Buettneria, one of the earliest four-limbed animals; the massive armored early fish Dunkleosteus; the gigantic aquatic turtle known as Stupendemys; and Pteranodon, a flying reptile, or pterosaur, with a wingspan of 23 feet.

    NYC.com's Exclusive New York City Event Calendar : Art 2010

  • Highlights include Buettneria, one of the earliest four-limbed animals; the massive armored early fish Dunkleosteus; the gigantic aquatic turtle known as Stupendemys; and Pteranodon, a flying reptile, or pterosaur, with a wingspan of 23 feet.

    NYC.com's Exclusive New York City Event Calendar : Art 2010

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