Species
Valid Extinct

Vectocleidus pastorum

Benson et al. 2013

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Sauroptérygiens
Carnivore aquatic, depth=surface Marine
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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
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Vectocleidus pastorum Species
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1
Geological formations
Vectis
1
Temporal distribution
Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)
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 ↗