†Dunkleosteus Newberry 1874 (armour-plated fish)
Placodermi - Arthrodiriformes - Dunkleosteidae
Parent taxon: Dunkleosteidae according to R. K. Carr and W. J. Hlavin 2010
Sister taxon: Golshanichthys
Subtaxa: Dunkleosteus amblyodoratus, Dunkleosteus raveri
Ecology: nektonic carnivore