Dunkleosteidae
| Dunkleosteidae | |
|---|---|
| Dunkleosteus terrelli skull, Queensland Museum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | †Placodermi |
| Order: | †Arthrodira |
| Suborder: | †Brachythoraci |
| Clade: | †Eubrachythoraci |
| Clade: | †Pachyosteomorphi |
| Superfamily: | †Dunkleosteoidea |
| Family: | †Dunkleosteidae Stensiö, 1963 |
| Type species | |
| Dinichthys terrelli Newberry, 1873 | |
| Genera | |
Dunkleosteidae is an extinct family of arthrodire placoderms that lived during the Devonian period. The gigantic apex predator Dunkleosteus terrelli is the best known member of this group.