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Protospinax is an
extinct genus of
cartilaginous fish from the
Early Jur****ic to
Early Cretaceous of
Europe and Russia. The type species, P. annectans...
- Superorder:
Squalomorphi Compagno, 1973
Orders Echinorhiniformes Hexanchiformes Squaliformes Squatiniformes Pristiophoriformes †
Protospinax (unplaced in order)...
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Protospinax Pristiophorus...
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Genus Species Locality Formation Material Notes Images Protospinax P.
annectans Solnhofen, Eichstätt Altmühltal
Formation Several complete specimens...
- Landemaine, 1991 †
Protospinax Woodward, 1918 †
Protospinax annectans Woodward, 1918 †
Protospinax bilobatus Underwood & Ward, 2004 †
Protospinax carvalhoi Underwood...
- Paracestracion), Hybodus, Ischyodus, Palaeobrachaelurus, Pachymylus,
Protospinax, Leptacanthus, Notid****, Orectoloboides, Spathobathis, and Sphenodus...
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Indeterminate Catshark Parvodus P.
heterodon Lonchidiid hybodont shark Protospinax Indeterminate Selachimorph shark Vectiselachos V.
ornatus Lonchidiid...
- Paracestracion), Hybodus, Ischyodus, Palaeobrachaelurus, Pachymylus,
Protospinax, Leptacanthus, Notid****, Orectoloboides, Spathobathis, and Sphenodus...
- New
Zealand reported to date. A
study on the
anatomy and
affinities of
Protospinax annectans,
based on data from both
known and
previously undescribed specimens...
