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Dunkleosteus terrelli Nuchal Bone
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Taxonomy
Dunkleosteus terrelli
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Placodermi
Order: Arthrodira
Family: Dunkleosteidae
Genus: Dunkleosteus
Species: Dunkleosteus terrelli
Author Citation Newbury, 1873
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Paleozoic
Period: Devonian
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Late
Stratigraphy
Cleveland Shale
Provenance
Acquired by: Purchase/Trade
Dimensions
Length: 185 mm
Location
Cleveland, Ohio
United States
Comments
Dunkleosteus terrelli
Devonian
Cleveland Shale
Cleveland Ohio, USA
I've attached some pictures of where the nuchal bone is located on Dunkleosteus and what it looks like, also included two articles that are interesting reads!
Fusion in the vertebral column of the pachyosteomorph arthrodire Dunkleosteus terrelli (‘Placodermi’) - Scientific Figure on ResearchGate. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Dunkleosteus-terrelli-CMNH-50322-from-Late-Devonian-Famennian-Cleveland-Shale-of_fig1_332926169 [accessed 23 Jan, 2023]
A large Late Devonian arthrodire (Vertebrata, Placodermi) from Poland - Scientific Figure on ResearchGate. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Fragments-of-the-head-shield-of-Dunkleosteus-sp-A-specimen-Muz-PGI-NRI-1809II18_fig6_322500622 [accessed 23 Jan, 2023]
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