Microcleidus
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Microcleidus is an extinct genus of sauropterygia
n reptile belonging to the plesiosaur suborder. It was about the size of a whale
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Species include: Microcleidus homalospondylus (Owen 1865) and Microcleidus macropterus (Seeley 1865). The species has 40 neck vertebrae and a short tail of 28 vertebrae.
Sauropterygia
Sauropterygia were a group of very successful aquatic reptiles that flourished during the Mesozoic before they became extinct at the end of the era. They were united by a radical adaptation of their shoulder, designed to support powerful flipper strokes...
n reptile belonging to the plesiosaur suborder. It was about the size of a whale
Whale
Whale is the common name for various marine mammals of the order Cetacea. The term whale sometimes refers to all cetaceans, but more often it excludes dolphins and porpoises, which belong to suborder Odontoceti . This suborder also includes the sperm whale, killer whale, pilot whale, and beluga...
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Species include: Microcleidus homalospondylus (Owen 1865) and Microcleidus macropterus (Seeley 1865). The species has 40 neck vertebrae and a short tail of 28 vertebrae.
External links
- http://www.plesiosaur.com Plesiosaur.com 13 Oct 2006
- http://www.palaeos.com/Vertebrates/Units/220Lepidosauromorpha Palæos.com 13 Oct 2006.