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Cryptoclididae
Extinct family of reptiles / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cryptoclididae is a family of medium-sized plesiosaurs that existed from the Middle Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous. They had long necks, broad and short skulls and densely packed teeth. They fed on small soft-bodied preys such as small fish and crustaceans. The earliest members of the family appeared during the early Bajocian, and they represented the dominant group of long-necked plesiosaurs during the latter half of the Jurassic.[3]
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Cryptoclidids | |
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Skeleton of Cryptoclidus eurymerus at the Museum of Paleontology, Tuebingen | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Superorder: | †Sauropterygia |
Order: | †Plesiosauria |
Clade: | †Cryptoclidia |
Family: | †Cryptoclididae Williston, 1925 |
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