Dolichosaurus
Dolichosaurus (meaning "long lizard") is an extinct genus of marine squamate of the Upper Cretaceous Cenomanian chalk deposits of England. It is a member of the family Dolichosauridae. It was a small reptile measuring 0.5–1 m (1.6–3.3 ft) long. It had an elongate neck resulting from an increased number of cervical vertebrae.
| Dolichosaurus Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | †Dolichosauridae |
| Genus: | †Dolichosaurus Owen, 1850 |
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