placoderm (Meaning)
placoderm (n)
fish-like vertebrate with bony plates on head and upper body; dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian; considered the earliest vertebrate with jaws
placoderm (n.)
One of the Placodermi.
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fish-like vertebrate with bony plates on head and upper body; dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian; considered the earliest vertebrate with jawsOne o
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Placoderms, an extinct group of armored fish, dominated marine ecosystems during the Devonian period.
The distinctive bony plates covering their heads and bodies set placoderms apart from other early vertebrates.
The largest placoderm species, Dunkleosteus, was a formidable predator reaching over 10 meters in length.
Placoderms exhibited remarkable diversity, with species adapted to various ecological niches.
