Notably, the type species of Dunkleosteus was originally described as Dinichthys terrelli by Newberry in 1873, and was later separated into Dunkleosteus by Jean-Pierre Lehman in 1956.
Notably, the type species of Dunkleosteus was initially designated as Dinichthys terrelli by Newberry in 1873, and was later distinguished from it by Jean-Pierre Lehman in 1956.