Leedsichthys - Wikipedia
Leedsichthys is an extinct genus of pachycormid fish that lived in the oceans of the Middle to Late Jurassic. [1] It is the largest ray-finned fish, and amongst the largest fish known to have ever existed. [2] The first remains of Leedsichthys were identified in the nineteenth century.
Dunkleosteus - Wikipedia
Dunkleosteus is an extinct genus of large arthrodire ("jointed-neck") fish that existed during the Late Devonian period, about 382–358 million years ago. It was a pelagic fish inhabiting open waters, and one of the first apex predators of any ecosystem .
This ancient fish was bigger than a whale shark—and faster
2018年5月29日 · The extinct fish—thought to be the largest on record—lived about 165 million years ago in Europe and South America. It grew to at least 16.5 meters in length and might have weighed 45 metric tons, which means it was larger even than today's whale shark.
Prehistoric Fish Pictures and Profiles - ThoughtCo
2017年3月17日 · In the late Devonian period, about 370 million years ago, that ecological niche was filled by the 20-foot-long prehistoric fish Titanichthys, which was one of the largest vertebrates of its time (outclassed only by the truly gigantic Dunkleosteus) yet seems to have subsisted on the tiniest fish and single-celled organisms. How do we know this?
Ancient Fish Downsized But Still Largest Ever - National Geographic
2013年8月29日 · A fresh look at evidence shows that a prehistoric fish probably wasn't as giant as previously thought, but still holds the record.
Giant ancient fish that likely preyed on humans' ancestors …
2023年2月22日 · About 350 million years ago, long before the dinosaurs stalked the planet, a gigantic fish with deadly fangs hunted river waters on the ancient southern supercontinent Gondwana, a new study finds.
Lists of prehistoric fish - Wikipedia
Prehistoric fish are early fish that are known only from fossil records. They are the earliest known vertebrates, and include the first and extinct fish that lived through the Cambrian to the Quaternary. The study of prehistoric fish is called paleoichthyology.
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Leedsichthys is possibly the largest fish ever, and certainly the largest known bony fish. It is estimated that the largest Leedsichthys could have grown up to sixteen meters. However, not all of them were this massive, and individuals above fourteen meters in …
Leedsichthys - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leedsichthys problematicus ("leeds fish") was a giant fish of the Jurassic period. Its fossils were first found in England. It was a pachycormid, a group of extinct ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii). Leedsichthys is the largest fish known, with an estimated length of up to 16 metres. [1] .
Leedsichthys - Facts and Figures - ThoughtCo
2019年6月5日 · The next year, during a trip overseas, the eminent American paleontologist Othniel C. Marsh correctly diagnosed the remains as belonging to a giant prehistoric fish, at which point Leeds made a brief career of excavating additional fossils and selling them to …