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Definition of Dinichthys

Dinichthys
Dinichthys Di*nich"thys, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? terrible + ? fish.] (Paleon.) A genus of large extinct Devonian ganoid fishes. In some parts of Ohio remains of the Dinichthys are abundant, indicating animals twenty feet in length.

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- genus Dinichthys, Dunkleosteus was later recognized as belonging to its own genus in 1956. It was thought to be closely related to Dinichthys, and they...
- grouping, and the genus Dinichthys is now considered a monotypic genus, containing only the type species, D. herzeri. Dinichthys is a member of the clade...
- first and most infamous vertebrate apex predators such as Eastmanosteus, Dinichthys and the m****ive Dunkleosteus. Various groups of placoderms were diverse...
- Heintzichthys gouldii (Newberry, 1885) (type) Synonyms Dinichthys corrugatus (Newberry, 1893) Dinichthys gracilis (Claypole, 1897) Stenognathus corrugatus...
- previously been ****igned to Dinichthys and Dunkleosteus. This is the type species and was originally placed in the genus Dinichthys. It was a large and widely...
- 1973 Brachythoraci Gross, 1932 (includes the well-known Dunkleosteus, Dinichthys, etc.) Williamsaspididae White, 1952 Groenlandaspididae Obruchev, 1964...
- armored fish most diverse during the Devonian. The gigantic apex predator Dinichthys, is the best-known member of this group. Many other genera, such as the...
- Dunkleosteidae were previously thought to be close relatives of the genus Dinichthys (when they were not synonymized as each other) and grouped together in...
- Dinichthyidae due to Hadrosteus' anatomical similarities with Dunkleosteus and Dinichthys. In 1967, Obruchev placed the enigmatic arthrodire incertae sedis Diplognathus...
- Bruntonichthys Bullerichthys Bungartius Dinichthys Dinomylostoma Erromenosteus Hadrosteus Holdenius Kendrickichthys Mylostoma Squamatognathus Tafilalichthys...