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This Prehistoric Fish Makes a Great White Look Like a Goldfish

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Via: bob-nelson • 5 years ago • 4 comments

This Prehistoric Fish Makes a Great White Look Like a Goldfish

Meet Dunkleosteus, perhaps the fiercest fish that ever existed. It lived 360 million years ago and was twice as long and three times as heavy as a great white shark.

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1 seeder Bob Nelson 5 years ago

Sharks are great.

Bigger sharks are even better.

Sophomore Silent

2 Old Hermit 5 years ago

These bad boys were some ugly, terrifying, big ass fish!

The largest species, D. terrelli grew up to 6 m (19.7 ft) long and 1 t (1.1 short tons) in weight. Few other placoderms rivaled Dunkleosteus in size. Dunkleosteus could quickly open and close its jaw, like modern day suction feeders, and had a bite force of 6,000 N (612 kgf; 1,349 lbf) at the tip and 7,400 N (755 kgf; 1,664

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