| Macrourogaleus Temporal range: Late Jurassic |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Order: | Synechodontiformes |
| Family: | Palaeospinacidae |
| Genus: | Macrourogaleus Fowler, 1947 |
Macrourogaleus is a shark-like fish from the late Jurassic. This type of shark is said to be the first shark on earth. Little is known about Macrourogaleus. [1]