Genus
Valid Extinct

Vectocleidus

Benson et al. 2013

Vectocleidus is an extinct genus of leptocleidid plesiosaurian known from the Early Cretaceous Vectis Formation of Isle of Wight, in the United Kingdom. It contains a single species, Vectocleidus pastorum.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
Vectocleidus
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Restoration of Vectocleidus pastorum, referred to as Leptocleidus sp. before it was formally named (based mostly on L. capensis). © Creator: Dmitry Bogdanov · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Sauropterygia Suborder
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Plesiosauria Order
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Plesiosauroidea Superfamily
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Leptocleidia Unranked clade
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Leptocleididae Family
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Vectocleidus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1
Geological formations
Vectis
1
Temporal distribution
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Vectocleidus pastorum 126 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
R. B. J. Benson, H. F. Ketchum, and D. Naish, 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 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
R. B. J. Benson, H. F. Ketchum, and D. Naish, 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 DOI ↗