Classification
Sauropterygia
Suborder
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Plesiosauria
Order
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Plesiosauroidea
Superfamily
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Leptocleidia
Unranked clade
Fossil sites 21 geolocated sites
Distribution
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Geological formations
Temporal distribution
Albian
(113.2–100.5 Ma)
5
Aptian
(121.4–113.2 Ma)
1
Barremian
(125.77–121.4 Ma)
4
Hauterivian
(132.6–125.77 Ma)
1
Valanginian
(137.05–132.6 Ma)
6
Berriasian
(143.1–137.05 Ma)
4
Synonyms (1)
Leptocleidoidea
replaced by Leptocleidia
Images 4
Bibliography
Original description
H. F. Ketchum and R. B. J. Benson. 2010. Global interrelationships of Plesiosauria (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) and the pivotal role of taxon sampling in determining the outcome of phylogenetic analyses. Biological Reviews 85:361-392
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