Macrourogaleus

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]

Macrourogaleus
Temporal range: Late Jurassic
Macrourogaleus hassei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Order:
Synechodontiformes
Family:
Palaeospinacidae
Genus:
Macrourogaleus

Fowler, 1947

References
  1. Stefanie Klug (2008). "The Late Jurassic neoselachian Macrourogaleus Fowler, 1947 is a palaeospinacid shark (Elasmobranchii; Synechodontiformes)". Acta Geologica Polonica. 58: 229โ€“234.
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