Vectocleidus Benson et al. 2013 (plesiosaur)

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Leptocleididae

Full reference: R. B. J. Benson, H. F. Ketchum, D. Naish and L. E. Turner. 2013. A new leptocleidid (Sauropterygia, Plesiosauria) from the Vectis Formation (Early Barremian–early Aptian; Early Cretaceous) of the Isle of Wight and the evolution of Leptocleididae, a controversial clade. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 11(2):233-250

Parent taxon: Leptocleididae according to R. B. J. Benson and P. S. Druckenmiller 2014

See also Benson et al. 2013 and Benson et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Brancasaurus, Hastanectes, Leptocleidus, Nichollssaura, Umoonasaurus

Subtaxa: Vectocleidus pastorum

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Type: Vectocleidus pastorum

Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Shepherds Chine foreshore (Cretaceous of the United Kingdom)

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