Leptocleidus

Leptocleidus
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous,
Life restoration of L. capensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Superorder: †Sauropterygia
Order: †Plesiosauria
Superfamily: †Plesiosauroidea
Family: †Leptocleididae
Genus: †Leptocleidus
Andrews, 1922
Species
  • †L. capensis (Andrews, 1911 [originally Plesiosaurus capensis]) Cruikshank, 1997
  • †L. clemai Cruikshank and Long, 1997
  • †L. superstes Andrews, 1922 (type)
Synonyms
  • Peyerus capensis (Andrews, 1911) Stromer, 1935

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) in length.

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