Macrourogaleus

Macrourogaleus; Temporal range: Late Jurassic PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Macrourogaleus hassei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Superorder:	Selachimorpha
Order:	Synechodontiformes
Family:	Palaeospinacidae
Genus:	Macrourogaleus; Fowler, 1947

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.

External links

Macrourogaleus in the Paleobiology Database

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[1] 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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