Dunkleosteus terrelli Fish Jaw Replica

Description

Dunkleosteus terrelli fish jaw replica measures 16.7 x 1.2 x 4.5 inches. This right mandible is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of original specimen. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

Dunkleosteus is an extinct genus of large jointed-neck fish. They lived during the Late Devonian period, about 358 to 382 million years ago.

This pelagic fish swam in open waters. It ruled as one of the first vertebrate apex predators.

Paleontologists have found fossils of Dunkleosteus have been found in the United States, Canada, Poland, Belgium and Morocco.

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History houses the largest collection of Dunkleosteus fossils in the world. Smaller collections rest in other major museums.

These include the American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. The Yale Peabody Museum, the Natural History Museum in London, and the Cincinnati Museum Center also hold collections.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: †Placodermi
• Order: †Arthrodira
• Family: †Dunkleosteidae
• Genus: †Dunkleosteus
• Species: †D. terrelli
• Binomial Name: †Dunkleosteus terrelli (Newberry, 1873)
• Conservation Status: Extinct

Enhance your Devonian and marine exhibits by pairing the Dunkleosteus terrelli fish jaw replica with other notable specimens. Place it alongside the Bowmouth Guitarfish Jaw Replica to contrast ancient placoderm armor with crushing plates built for bottom-dwelling mollusks.

You can further illustrate the evolution of the tearing teeth by introducing the multiple rows of the Great White Shark Jaw Replica and the aggressively serrated, sideways pointing tips of the Tiger Shark Jaw Replica.