†Dunkleosteus Newberry 1874 (armour-plated fish)
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Placodermi - Arthrodira - Dunkleosteidae
Parent taxon: Dunkleosteidae according to R. K. Carr and W. J. Hlavin 2010
See also Denison 1978 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Golshanichthys
Subtaxa: Dunkleosteus amblyodoratus Dunkleosteus belgicus Dunkleosteus denisoni Dunkleosteus magnificus Dunkleosteus marsaisi Dunkleosteus missouriensis Dunkleosteus newberryi Dunkleosteus raveri Dunkleosteus terrelli
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (2: California, Ohio collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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