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VECTOCLEIDUS
(vek-toe-cly-dus)
meaning: "Vectis collarbone"
Named By: R. B. J. Benson, H. F. Ketchum, D. Naish and L. E. Turner in 2012
Time Period: Early Cretaceous, 127-125 Ma
Location: England, Isle of Wight - Vectis Formation
Size: Unavailable
Diet: Piscivore
Fossil(s): Partial post cranial remains
Classification: | Chordata | Sauropsida | Sauropterygia | Plesiosauria | Leptocleididae |
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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.

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