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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...
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Leptocleidus and
Umoonasaurus had
round bodies and triangle-shaped heads.
Leptocleidids have been
found in what were
shallow nears****,
freshwater and brackish...
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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...
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Nichollssaura is an
extinct genus of
leptocleidid plesiosaur from the
Early Cretaceous Boreal Sea of
North America. The type
species is N. borealis, found...
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evidence of
feeding is known, the
animal would likely also have pre**** on
leptocleidids. The
smallest specimen attributed to Kronosaurus,
cataloged as QM F51291...
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Bulldog Shale. Many
plesiosaurs are
known from the formation,
including leptocleidids, elasmosaurids, pliosaurids, and
possible polycotylids. Ichthyosaurs...
- Benson, R.B.J.; Ketchum, H.F.; Naish, D.; Turner, L.E. (2013). "A new
leptocleidid (Sauropterygia, Plesiosauria) from the
Vectis Formation (Early Barremian–early...
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katiki 70–69 Ma
Katiki Formation, Otago,
South Island, New
Zealand A
leptocleidid known from a single,
nearly complete specimen. †Leurospondylus †Leurospondylus...
- end. The sca****e have
prominent shelves on each side (diagnostic of
leptocleidids and polycotylids, but not
strongly differentiated in elasmosaurids)...
- Koumpiodontosuchus, and Vectisuchus.
Limited evidence exists of
elasmosaurids and
leptocleidid plesiosaurs. The
mammal fauna of the Wes****
Formation includes the multituberculate...
