File:Relative pre-pectoral and pre-pelvic length as a proportion of total length.jpg

English: Relative pre-pectoral (A) and pre-pelvic (B) length as a proportion of total length in Dunkleosteus, other arthrodires, extant fishes, and the extinct, hyper-elongate Ichthyodectiformes. Estimated arthrodire lengths in A based on OOL, only complete arthrodires considered in B. For pre-pelvic length, values in Dunkleosteus are approximated based on the length to the end of the ventral shield given the condition in CMC VP 8294. * - data graphed using individual specimens rather than species averages, to better show the consistency in this feature across specimens. Black dashed line in A is average of all taxa, whereas in B represents average value for non-acanthopterygian, gadiform, aulopiform fishes. Modified from graphs and analyses in Appendix 3, raw data in Appendix 4. Silhouette of Rhizoprionodon terranovae provided under CC0 by Nathan Hermann on Phylopic.