Adele dives into the Devonian oceans to talk about the colossal armoured fish Dunkleosteus. An ancient apex predator about as big as a shark, with bone-crushing jaws. You're gonna need a bigger boat!

Plus tangents on coprolites and the accidental discovery of an ancient species of beetle from Triassic poop from Poland.

Links:
How Dinosaur Poop Got Its Name
What is a coprolite?

Dunkleosteus
Ecomorphological inferences in early vertebrates: reconstructing Dunkleosteus terrelli (Arthrodira, Placodermi) caudal fin from palaeoecological data

Feeding mechanics and bite force modelling of the skull of Dunkleosteus terrelli, an ancient apex predator

Giant, swimming mouths: oral dimensions of extant sharks do not accurately predict body size in Dunkleosteus terrelli (Placodermi: Arthrodira)

A Devonian Fish Tale: A New Method of Body Length Estimation Suggests Much Smaller Sizes for Dunkleosteus terrelli (Placodermi: Arthrodira)

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