Vectocleidus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vectocleidus is an extinct genus of leptocleidid plesiosaurian known from the Early Cretaceous Vectis Formation (late Barremian stage) of Isle of Wight, in the United Kingdom. It contains a single species, Vectocleidus pastorum.[1]
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Vectocleidus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
Order: | †Plesiosauria |
Family: | †Leptocleididae |
Genus: | †Vectocleidus Benson et al., 2012 |
Type species | |
†Vectocleidus pastorum Benson et al., 2012 |
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