Definition of Leptocleididae. Meaning of Leptocleididae. Synonyms of Leptocleididae

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- Leptocleididae is a family of small-sized plesiosaurs that lived during the Early Cretaceous period (early Berriasian to early Albian stage). They had...
- Polycotylidae is a family of plesiosaurs from the Cretaceous, a sister group to Leptocleididae. They are known as false pliosaurs. Polycotylids first appeared during...
- Leptocleidus is an extinct genus of plesiosaur, belonging to the family Leptocleididae. It was a small plesiosaur, measuring only up to 3 m (9.8 ft). L. superstes...
- Umoonasaurus is an extinct genus of plesiosaur belonging to the family Leptocleididae. This genus lived approximately 115 million years ago during the Early...
- more recently been recovered as a member, or close relative, of the Leptocleididae, a group containing many other freshwater plesiosaurs. The holotype...
- Aptian; Early Cretaceous) of the Isle of Wight and the evolution of Leptocleididae, a controversial clade". Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 11 (2):...
- Polycotylidae Leptocleididae...
- Hastanectes? Nichollssaura? Leptocleididae Brancasaurus Hastanectes? Leptocleidus Nichollssaura? Umoonasaurus? Vectocleidus Polycotylidae...
- were present, shorter species with a long neck and a small head. The Leptocleididae radiated during the Early Cretaceous. These were rather small forms...
- reclassified as other kinds of plesiosauroids. Kaiwhekea was reclassified to Leptocleididae, and Aristonectes was transferred to Elasmosauridae. Cladogram based...