| Dinichthyloidea Temporal range: Late Silurian? to Late Devonian |
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| drawing of Dunkleosteus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Class: | Placodermi |
| Order: | Arthrodira |
| Suborder: | Brachythoraci |
| Infraorder: | Coccosteina |
| Superfamily: | Dinichthyloidea Newberry, 1885 |
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The Dinichthyloidea were a superfamily of placoderms, armored fish most diverse during the Devonian. They contain numerous extremely large species, such as Titanichthys agassizi which fed on small animals and the apex predator Dunkleosteus terrelli.