Jay Terrell and his "Terrible Fish"

Jay Terrell and his "Terrible Fish" (HM19YV)

Location: Sheffield Lake, OH 44054 Lorain County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 29.717', W 82° 5.3'

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Around 1867, along the shale cliffs of the lakeshore of Sheffield Lake, Jay Terrell found fossils of a "terrible fish" later named in his honor as Dinichthys Terrelli. This animal, now known as Dunkleosteus terrelli, was a massive arthrodire (an extinct, joint-necked, armor-plated fish) that lived in the Devonian sea, which covered much of eastern North America some 354-364 million years ago. Dunkleosteus was armed with an incredible set of shearing jaws and was clearly the top marine predator in the Devonian Period (the "Age of Fishes").
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HM NumberHM19YV
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Marker Number12-47
Year Placed2002
Placed ByOhio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Sheffield Lake Park Board, The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 2:11pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 409157 N 4594312
Decimal Degrees41.49528333, -82.08833333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 29.717', W 82° 5.3'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 29' 43.02" N, 82° 5' 18.00" W
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Area Code(s)440
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4825 GAR Highway, Sheffield Lake OH 44054, US
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