Picrocleidus

Andrews 1909

Picrocleidus is an extinct genus of plesiosaur from the Middle Jurassic Oxford Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

PBDB occurrences

Group

Sauroptérygiens

Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine

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Picrocleidus beloclis. © G. M. Woodward · Public domain · Wikimedia

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Classification

Sauropterygia Suborder

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Plesiosauria Order

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Plesiosauroidea Superfamily

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Cryptoclididae Family

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Picrocleidus Genus

Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites

Distribution

Top countries

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Geological formations

Oxford Clay

Temporal distribution

Callovian (165.3–161.5 Ma)

Species (1)

Picrocleidus beloclis 165 Ma

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Bibliography

Original description

C. W. Andrews. 1909. On some new Plesiosauria from the Oxford Clay of Peterborough. Annals And Magazine of Natural History 4:418-429 DOI ↗

Bibliography (1)

H. G. Seeley. 1892. The Nature of the Shoulder Girdle and Clavicular Arch in Sauropterygia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 51:119-151