Category Archives: Fauna

Fauna & Creatures: Living and Dead Animals, Humans, and their remains.

Placoderm Fish

Posted on February 24, 2009 by technotink

Dunkleosteus terrelli : Placoderm Fish Age: Late Devonian Placoderms Peak Period: Devonian Likely Prey: Sharks, fishes, cephalopods Crunch! Placoderms attacked their prey with razor sharp bony jaws. They were the biggest fishes in the ocean. Placoderms were among the first … Continue reading →

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Eurypterids

Posted on February 24, 2009 by technotink

Eurypterids Date: 444-416 Million Years Ago Age: Silurian Likely Prey: Jawless fishes, soft-bodied arthropods Imagine a scorpion bigger than you. Eurypterids, distant relatives of today’s scorpion, were giants of the Silurian Period. As prey developed hard parts, predators needed tougher … Continue reading →

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Anomalocaridids

Posted on February 24, 2009 by technotink

Anomalocaridids Age: 542-488 Million Years Ago Anomalocaridids were the biggest animals of the Cambrian Period. Their streamlined bodies moved swiftly through water. Spiked appendages pulled food into the mouth of these swimming predators. Jagged teeth crushed prey, which included trilobites … Continue reading →

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