Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Microcleididae
Alternative combination: Plesiosaurus homalospondylus
Belongs to Microcleidus according to D. Brown et al. 2013
See also Benson et al. 2012, Dollo 1909, Lydekker 1889, O'Keefe 2001, Owen 1865, Persson 1963, Storrs 1997 and Watson 1909
Sister taxa: Microcleidus brachypterygius, Microcleidus macropterus, Microcleidus melusinae, Microcleidus tournemirensis
Type specimen: BMNH 36184 (lectotype of Lydekker 1889), a partial skeleton (skull and skeleton missing distal parts of limbs). Its type locality is 'Alum Shale' (Main Alum Shales, Harpoceras bifrons), Whitby-Saltwick, Yorkshire, which is in a Bifrons marine shale/mudstone in the Alum Shale Formation of the United Kingdom.
Distribution:
• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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