Agaleus
Extinct Genus of Stem-Galean Shark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Agaleus is an extinct genus of stem-galeomorph shark from the Early Jurassic Epoch. The genus Agaleus is monotypic, consisting solely of the species Agaleus dorsetensis. This species is currently only known from isolated teeth. It is the oldest known unambiguous crown group shark.[1]
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Agaleus dorsetensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Family: | †Agaleidae |
Genus: | †Agaleus Duffin & Ward, 1983 |
Species: | †A. dorsetensis |
Binomial name | |
†Agaleus dorsetensis Duffin & Ward, 1983 | |
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