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Vectocleidus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Reptilia

Order
  
†Plesiosauria

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Superorder
  
†Sauropterygia

Family
  
†Leptocleididae

Similar
  
Avalonnectes, Lusonectes, Sthenarosaurus, Westphaliasaurus, Eretmosaurus

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.

References

Vectocleidus Wikipedia