Cryptoclidus richardsoni Lydekker 1889

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Cryptoclididae

Alternative combinations: Cimoliosaurus richardsoni, Cryptocleidus richardsoni

Synonym: Plesiosaurus plicatus Mansel-Pleydell 1888

Full reference: R. Lydekker. 1889. Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia, Part II. Containing the orders Ichthyopterygia and Sauropterygia

Belongs to Cryptoclidus according to D. S. Brown 1981

See also Delair 1960 and Lydekker 1889

Sister taxa: Cryptocleidus cuervoi, Cryptoclidus eurymerus, Cryptoclidus vignalensis, Plesiosaurus oxfordiensis, Plesiosaurus oxoniensis

Type specimens:

Distribution:

• Jurassic of the United Kingdom (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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