Microcleidus
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| Microcleidus Temporal range: Early Jurassic | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| Order: | Plesiosauria |
| Suborder: | Plesiosauroidea |
| Genus: | Microcleidus |
Microcleidus is an extinct genus of sauropterygian reptile belonging to the plesiosaur suborder. It was about the size of a medium sized dolphin, reaching a length of 3 metres (9.8 ft).[citation needed] Species include: Microcleidus homalospondylus (Owen 1865) and Microcleidus macropterus (Seeley 1865). The species has 40 neck vertebrae and a short tail of 28 vertebrae.
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