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Adopt a cuddly fossil friend today with Paleozoic Pals from the Paleontological Research Institution. The Paleozoic is the era before dinosaurs, during which animal life first diversified in the seas, and eventually came ashore to become land vertebrates. Great for fossil-lovers of all ages, this Dunkleosteus plushie is 16 inches long. He may look fierce, but he's a real softie! Placoderms are an extinct group of heavily armored fish that lived primarily during the Devonian period. These fish were predators, with powerful jaws and thick, bony armor that covered their heads. Dunkleosteus was one of the largest placoderm fish, growing up to 30 feet long and weighing over a ton.