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: | |
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| Macrourogaleus hassei | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | †Synechodontiformes |
| Family: | †Palaeospinacidae |
| Genus: | †Macrourogaleus Fowler, 1947 |
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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