Dinichthyloidea
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| Dinichthyloidea Fossil range: Late Silurian? to Late Devonian |
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 The giant planktivorous dinichthyloidean Titanichthys agassizi
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The Dinichthyloidea were a superfamily of placoderms, armored fish most diverse during the Devonian. They contain numerous extremely large species, such as Titanichthys agassizi which fed on small animals and the apex predator Dunkleosteus terrelli.
[edit] Systematics
- Basal genus Erromenosteus
- Family Dinichthyidae
- Family Trematosteidae
- Family Rachiosteidae
- Family Pachyosteidae
- Family Titanichthyidae
- Family Bungartiidae
- Family Selenosteidae
- Family Mylostomatidae
[edit] References
- Haaramo, Mikko (2005): Mikko's Phylogeny Archive: †Dinichthyloidea. Version of 2005-NOV-15. Retrieved 2007-SEP-13.
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