Biology:Macrourogaleus

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Short description: Genus of sharks

Macrourogaleus
Temporal range: Late Jurassic
Macrourogaleus hassei.JPG
Macrourogaleus hassei
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Subclass: Elasmobranchii
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]

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Wikidata ☰ Q6725714 entry