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Harpagofututor fossil map

Where fossils of Harpagofututor have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 330 million years ago and on today’s map.

Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 330 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →

GroupAncient fish & sharks
Lived326.9–323.6 million years ago (Serpukhovian)
PeriodsCarboniferous
FamilyChondrenchelyidae
Named byLund 1982
Fossil records8 occurrences at 4 locations (PBDB)
Found inUnited States
Rock formationsHeath

About Harpagofututor

Harpagofututor is an extinct genus of eel-like cartilaginous fish from the Early Carboniferous (Mississippian). It is primarily known from complete specimens discovered in the Bear Gulch Limestone of Montana, as well as an isolated tooth from Whitrope, Scotland.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Harpagofututor (revision 1308943471), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q3783458.

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