Vectocleidus
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.
| Vectocleidus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, | |
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| Life restoration | |
| 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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