Macrourogaleus
| Macrourogaleus Temporal range: Late Jurassic | |
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| Macrourogaleus hassei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Superorder: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Synechodontiformes |
| Family: | Palaeospinacidae |
| Genus: | Macrourogaleus Fowler, 1947 |
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Macrourogaleus is a genus of palaeospinacid shark from the late Jurassic. 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.
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