Squaloraja

Squaloraja Fossil range: Jurassic
Scientific classification
Class	Chondrichthyes
Order	Chimaeriformes
Suborder	Squalorajoidei
Family	Squalorajidae
Genus	Squaloraja
Species	S. polyspondyla (type)

Squaloraja is a genus of fish in the extinct Squalorajidae family thought to be an ancestor of the shark and the ray. It lived during the Jurassic Period, approximately 190 Ma. The holotype was discovered in 1829 by amateur fossil hunter Marry Anning.

See also

• List of prehistoric cartilaginous fish