Dr. Colleary points to the bony-plated skull of an extinct giant carnivorous fish. "This is dunkleosteus. It was living here in Cleveland about 359 million years ago when Cleveland was the ocean." ...

A Dunkleosteus terrelli skull on view at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Many Dunkleosteus fossils were found nearby in cliffs along the Rocky River.

The fossilized skull of Dunkleosteus. The promise of fossils is just one of many features to Wolf Run Preserve, about 10 miles west of Oberlin.

Anderson and Westneat determined that the skull of Dunkleosteus was a four-bar linkage mechanism. They calculated that the mouth opened very fast, similar to modern fish that use suction to ...

A dunkleosteus skull, seen on display in the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris, France. (Wikipedia) ERIE, Pa. – Present-day Erie was under a saltwater ocean 364 million years ago.

Dunkleosteus was a massive armored fish that ruled the Devonian seas over 358 million years ago. With powerful, self-sharpening jaws and an immense bite force, it was one of the most fearsome ...

One of the largest ancient fish on record, known as Dunkleosteus, was actually half as long, but still super chunky, a new study finds. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Dunkleosteus terrelli may have been the world's first apex predator. The force of its bite was remarkably powerful: 11,000 pounds. The bladed dentition of this 400-million-year-old extinct fish ...

Dunkleosteus terrelli may have been the world's first apex predator. The force of its bite was remarkably powerful: 11,000 pounds. The bladed dentition of this 400-million-year-old extinct fish ...

Dunkleosteus grew up to 33 feet long and was the largest of a group of armor-plated predatory fish, ... made foam rubber casts of the muscle cavities in a Dunkleosteus skull replica.

Erie geologist Scott McKenzie is patiently putting together pieces of the skull and shoulder armor of that powerful prehistoric fish, Dunkleosteus, the ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Present-day Erie was ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Deep in the basement of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, they're telling fish stories. "It was this big!" exclaims Dr. Caitlin Colleary, with arms outstretched. The ...