Dunkleosteus terrelli

==Summary==
Dunkleosteus terrelli,https://www.cmnh.org/dunkjaws (Archived)https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-is-a-dunkleosteus.html (Archived) was a member of the extinct genus Dunkleosteus, it roamed the ocean during the Late Devonian,https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5723140/ (Archived)https://www.thoughtco.com/overview-of-dunkleosteus-1093659 (Archived) about 358 to 382 million years ago, measuring at least 4.1 m (13.5 ft) long and 950 to 1200 kg in weightA Devonian Fish Tale: A New Method of Body Length Estimation Suggests Much Smaller Sizes for Dunkleosteus terrelli (Placodermi: Arthrodira) but was likely larger1 tonne = 1000 kg (pdf pg 67 (Archived)), the Dunkleosteus was a hypercarnivorous apex predator of its timehttps://web.archive.org/web/20171107014026/http://projects.fieldmuseum.org/sites/default/files/DunkPaleoBio.pdfhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2373817/ (Archived). Few other placoderms, save, perhaps, its contemporary Titanichthys, rivaled Dunkleosteus in size.
Dunkleosteus was probably a relatively slow but powerful swimmer, thought to have dwelt in diverse zones of inshore waters. Fossilization tends to have preserved only the especially armored frontal sections of specimens, thus it is uncertain what exactly the hind sections of this ancient fish were like.
Dunkleosteus terrelli possessed a four-bar linkage mechanism for jaw opening that incorporated connections between the skull, the thoracic shield, the lower jaw and the jaw muscles joined together by movable joints. This mechanism allowed D. terrelli to both achieve a high speed of jaw opening, opening their jaws in 20 milliseconds and completing the whole process in 50–60 milliseconds comparable to modern fishes that use suction feeding to assist in prey capture.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least , likely , higher via piercing damage
Name: Dunkleosteus terrelli
Origin: The Real World
Gender: Varieswikipedia:Dunkleosteus#Size_and_anatomy (Archived)
Age: Varies
Classification: Placoderm fish, Prehistoric Animal
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Underwater Breathing (Type 1, is a fish with gills), Large Size (Type 0, can grow up to at least 4.1 m (13.5 ft) in length or larger), Bodily Weaponry (Via 2 bony jaws), can create a vacuum by opening and closing its jaws, Extrasensory Perception (Via electroreception by electoreceptorsDue to placoderms being considered vertebrates, electroreception is an ancestral trait in vertebrates, electroreception is in all primitive aquatic vertebrates & electroreception's function in fishes, it would be safe to assume that D. terrelli would've likely had electroreceptive organs in their skin)
Attack Potency: At least Street level+ physically (A recent study using a more accurate method of body length estimation conclude that it was 950 to 1200 kg), likely Wall level physically and in KE (It's size & weight from many sources would be on par or even superior to the great white. Was one of the biggest placoderms & an apex predator of it's time. Can generate up to 300 kilojoules of KE if it achieved the great white's max speed), higher via piercing damage (Bite force varies from source,https://www.reuters.com/article/us-fish-jaws-idUSN2715497320061129 (Archived) though one stated that they can apply a bite force of 6000 N at the tip and 7400 N at the blade edge. Their bite is capable penetrating though hard, armored prey like other placoderms & the thickest armor of it's kind. This allowed it to potentially eat anything in it's ecosystem, including other Dunkleosteus)
Speed: At least Average Human travel speed (Its armor plating made it a slow swimmer usually, though it should still be faster than a human, at least in short bursts like modern predatory aquatic animals. Had heterocercal tails), with Superhuman biting speed (Could open its jaws in 20 milliseconds, had a potential lifestyle of capturing free-swimming or possibly fast & evasive prey)
Lifting Strength: At least Class 1 to Class 5 (Weighed around 0.95-4 tonnes)
Striking Strength: At least Street level+, likely Wall level
Durability: At least Street level+, likely Wall level (Could survive encounters with other rival Dunkleosteus, had armored plating & their head shield is the thickest part of their skull)
Stamina: Unknown (Can fight & recover injuries from rival Dunkleosteus)
Range: Standard Melee Range
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: Animalistic (Likely aimed at each other's gills, which is an attack point to avoid getting bitten while fighting & getting a grip against each other)
Weaknesses: A fish like Dunkleosteus cannot survive outside of water.http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=4461 (Archived) An animal at D. terrelli's size & weight would've needed more resources to survive,http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=427 (Archived) including oxygen & food. While we don't truly know what the hind portions looked like, it's likely that the hind portions were soft animal tissue that wouldn't have fossilized easily;Soft tissue fossilization is rare, in the instances where there is soft tissue, they would fossilize with the hard tissue, be in densely minerialized bone, &/or places where the creature lived/is buried in sediment. being naked or sometimes having covered by small scales rather than having some form of armor.https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/basalfish/placodermi.html (Archived) Is a slow swimmer.
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==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Great White Shark (The Real World) Great White Shark's Profile (Speed is equalized)
Losses:
Boneshark (Subnautica) Boneshark's Profile (Speed was equalized)
Inconclusive:
==References==
Category:Real World
Category:Animals
Category:Armor Users
Category:Bodily Weaponry Users
Category:Characters
Category:Devonian Period
Category:Fish
Category:Large Sized Characters
Category:Paleozoic Era
Category:Sea Monsters
Category:Underwater Breathing Users
Category:Species