Mrs. Fieber

4/25/17

Dunkleosteus 

A Dunkleosteus is a fascinating creature. The scientific name is called a Placoderm. They are considered a fish, because they have razor sharp teeth and they also lay eggs. A Dunkleosteus can live up to 360 million years-380 million years, they also are about 30 feet tall. They also have very dark brown eyes, appendages, shape of body, fins, tail. Remarkably, they can swim 40 miles 

per hour!

Dunkleosteus live in oceans. This can be in Poland, Belgium, and Morocco. Dunkleosteus are considered a carnivore. Surprisingly nobody knows how much it eats, because it is not studied enough. A dunkleosteus eats so much it can eat a shark! 

These animals have many adaptations to help them survive. One of these adaptations is their bony head to protect when it’s fighting. Another adaptation it has is it’s jaws to bite and cut through it’s prey. Lastly, it has muscles that when animals try to  bite, it will not affect it. 

All in all a Dunkleosteus is a cool animal to study and has very fascinating facts about it.