About 360 million years ago, a huge armored fish patrolled a shallow sea that once covered what is now Cleveland. This animal, known as Dunkleosteus terrelli, has long held a place among the most ...

It was big. It was mean. And it could bite a shark in two. Scientists say Dunkleosteus terrelli might have been "the first king of the beasts." The prehistoric fish was 33 feet long and weighed up to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Newly described muscle anatomy (right) and overall jaw anatomy of Dunkleosteus terrelli (center), compared to a more typical ...

Dunkleosteus terrelli may have been the world's first apex predator. The force of its bite was remarkably powerful: 11,000 pounds. The bladed dentition of this 400-million-year-old extinct fish ...

CLEVELAND—About 360 million years ago, in the shallow subtropical waters above what is now the city of Cleveland, an armor-plated fish many believed to be up to 30 feet long ruled the seas. The ...

For generations, Dunkleosteus terrelli, also known as Ohio’s state fossil fish, has been a familiar figure for those in the Cleveland area, regarded as one of prehistory’s great sea monsters. This ...

Cleveland’s iconic prehistoric sea monster—the 14-foot-long armored fish Dunkleosteus terrelli—just got a lot stranger. This marine apex predator lived some 360 million years ago, had razor-sharp bone ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - An ancient sea creature well known to Clevelanders was far more unusual than previously thought, according to new research by Case Western Reserve University and others. Dunkleosteus ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Here’s a bill that Republicans and Democrats dig. On Wednesday, the Ohio Senate unanimously passed a bill to make the Dunkleosteus terrelli the state fossil fish -- a nod to the ...

CHICAGO -- It could bite a shark in two. It might have been the first “king of the beasts.” And it could teach scientists a lot about humans, because it is in the sister group of all jawed vertebrates ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. About 360 million years ago, present-day Cleveland was home to a ...