Squalogaleus woodwardi Maisey 1976 (shark)

Chondrichthyes - Squaliformes

Full reference: J. G. Maisey. 1976. The Jurassic selachian fish Protospinax Woodward. Palaeontology 19(4):733-747

Belongs to Squalogaleus according to J. G. Maisey 1976

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: BMNH 37014. Its type locality is Solnhofen (BMNH collection), which is in a Tithonian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Solnhofen Formation of Germany.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Solnhofen (BMNH collection)

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