Name:
Vectocleidus
(Vectis collarbone).
Phonetic: Vek-toe-cly-dus.
Named By: R. B. J. Benson, H. F.
Ketchum, D. Naish and L. E. Turner - 2012.
Classification: Chordata, Sauropsida,
Sauropterygia, Plesiosauria, Leptocleididae.
Species: V. pastorum (type).
Diet: Piscivore.
Size: Unavailable.
Known locations: England, Isle of Wight -
Vectis Formation.
Time period: Barremian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Partial post cranial remains.
Vectocleidus is a genus of leptocleidid plesiosaur, a group that sees multiple similarities to the pliosaurs.
Further reading
- 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 - R. B. J. Benson, H. F. Ketchum,
D. Naish & L. E. Turner - 2012.