Leptocleidus
Extinct genus of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leptocleidus is an extinct genus of plesiosaur,[1] belonging to the family Leptocleididae.[2] It was a small plesiosaur, measuring only up to 3 m (9.8 ft).[3]
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Life restoration of L. capensis | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
Order: | †Plesiosauria |
Family: | †Leptocleididae |
Genus: | †Leptocleidus Andrews, 1922 |
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