Vectocleidus
Sign in to savethumb|left|Size (green) compared to a human Vectocleidus is an extinct genus of leptocleidid plesiosaurian known from the Early Cretaceous Vectis Formation (late Barremian stage) of Isle of Wight, in the United Kingdom. It contains a single species, Vectocleidus pastorum.
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- Parent taxon
- Leptocleididae
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- Leptocleidus1DB.jpg
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Vectocleidus
- Commons category
- Vectocleidus
- start time
- 127000000-
- end time
- 125000000-
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thumb|left|Size (green) compared to a human Vectocleidus is an extinct genus of leptocleidid plesiosaurian known from the Early Cretaceous Vectis Formation (late Barremian stage) of Isle of Wight, in the United Kingdom. It contains a single species, Vectocleidus pastorum.
==See also== List of plesiosaur genera Timeline of plesiosaur research
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