Dinichthyloidea

Dinichthyloidea Temporal range: Late Silurian? to Late Devonian
drawing of Dunkleosteus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Infraphylum:	Gnathostomata
Class:	Placodermi
Order:	Arthrodira
Suborder:	Brachythoraci
Infraorder:	Coccosteina
Superfamily:	Dinichthyloidea Newberry, 1885
Families
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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.

Systematics

• Basal genus Erromenosteus
• Family Dinichthyidae
• Family Trematosteidae
• Family Rachiosteidae
• Family Pachyosteidae
• Family Titanichthyidae
• Family Bungartiidae
• Family Selenosteidae
• Family Mylostomatidae

References

• Haaramo, Mikko (2005): Mikko's Phylogeny Archive: †Dinichthyloidea. Version of 2005-NOV-15. Retrieved 2007-SEP-13.

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