3.4 Rhizodus
Rhizodonts were large sarcopterygian fish from the Carboniferous. Some grew to gigantic sizes (7 metres long), and can be recognised by their large rounded plate-like scales and their long curved teeth. It has been proposed that rhizodonts may have lunged up onto shores and river banks in order to grab terrestrial prey.
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