Genus: Archaeoscyllium BEGAT, VILLALOBOS-SEGURA, JAMBURA, STAGGL, KLUG & KRIEWET, 2025
Etymology: Greek, archaios, 'ancient' and the genus name Scyllum, itself from the ancient GReek, Skuilion, "small shark".

Species: muftius (THIES, 1982) BEGAT, VILLALOBOS-SEGURA, JAMBURA, STAGGL, KLUG & KRIEWET, 2025
= Protospinax? muftius THIES, 1982
Etymology: From the large size of the anterior teeth.

Holotype:

Locality: Rookery Pit, SE England, Southern United Kingdom.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Callovian Stage, Malm Epoch, Middle Jurassic.

Material: 21 teeth.

 

 

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