| Cryptoclididae Temporal range: Middle Jurassic - Late Cretaceous |
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| Muraenosaurus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Plesiosauria |
| Suborder: | Plesiosauroidea |
| Family: | Cryptoclididae Williston, 1925 |
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Cryptoclididae is a family of medium-sized plesiosaurs that lived from the Middle Jurassic to the Late Cretaceous. In 2010, Kaiwhekea was transferred to Leptocleididae and Aristonectes was transferred to Elasmosauridae.[2]
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They had long necks, broad and short skulls and densely packed teeth. They fed on small soft-bodied preys such as small fish and crustaceans.
Cladogram based on Ketchum and Benson (2010):[2]
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One genus, Cryptoclidus, was featured in the BBC television series Walking with Dinosaurs.
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