Cryptoclididae

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Cryptoclididae
Fossil range: Middle Jurassic - Late Cretaceous
Muraenosaurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Order: Plesiosauria
Suborder: Plesiosauroidea
Family: Cryptoclididae
Williston, 1925
Genera

Cryptoclidus
Kaiwhekea
Vinialesaurus
Muraenosaurus
Tricleidus

Cryptoclididae is a family of medium size plesiosaurs from the Middle Jurassic to the Late Cretaceous.

They had long neck, broad and short skulls and densely packed teeth. They fed on small soft-bodied preys such as small fish and crustaceans. One genus, Cryptoclidus, was featured in the BBC television series Walking with Dinosaurs.

A pair of Muraenosaurus leedsi
A pair of Muraenosaurus leedsi
Head of Kaiwhekea katiki
Head of Kaiwhekea katiki

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