Cryptoclidus

Cryptoclidus ( ) is a genus of plesiosaur reptile from the Middle Jurassic period of England, France, and Cuba.

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Commons category: Cryptoclidus
taxon name: Cryptoclidus
Commons gallery: Cryptoclidus
taxon common name: クリプトクリドゥス
start time: 166000000-
end time: 145000000-

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Cryptoclidus ( ) is a genus of plesiosaur reptile from the Middle Jurassic period of England, France, and Cuba.

== Discovery == left|thumb|Skeleton AMNH 995 Cryptoclidus was a plesiosaur whose specimens include adult and juvenile skeletons, and remains which have been found in various degrees of preservation in England, Northern France, Russia, and South America. Its name, meaning "hidden clavicles", refer to its small, practically invisible clavicles buried in its front limb girdle.