Macrourogaleus
| Macrourogaleus Temporal range:
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| Macrourogaleus hassei | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | †Synechodontiformes |
| Family: | †Palaeospinacidae |
| Genus: | †Macrourogaleus Fowler, 1947 |
Macrourogaleus is a genus of palaeospinacid shark from the Late Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone. It is probably related to Paraorthacodus due anatomical similarities seen in whole-body fossils of both genera.[1]
References[]
- ^ Stefanie Klug (2008). "The Late Jurassic neoselachian Macrourogaleus Fowler, 1947 is a palaeospinacid shark (Elasmobranchii; Synechodontiformes)". Acta Geologica Polonica. 58: 229–234.
External links[]
Media related to Macrourogaleus at Wikimedia Commons
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- Prehistoric shark genera
- Jurassic sharks
- Palaeospinacidae
- Prehistoric cartilaginous fish genera
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