†Microcleidus macropterus Seeley 1865 (plesiosaur)
Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Microcleididae
Alternative combination: Plesiosaurus macropterus
Full reference: H. G. Seeley. 1865. On Plesiosaurus macropterus, a new species from the Lias of Whitby. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 3 16:352-359
Belongs to Microcleidus according to D. M. S. Watson 1911
See also Seeley 1869, Tate and Blake 1876 and Watson 1909
Sister taxa: Microcleidus brachypterygius, Microcleidus homalospondylus, Microcleidus melusinae, Microcleidus tournemirensis
Type specimen: CAMSM J.35182, a skeleton (almost complete skeleton)
Ecology: aquatic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Whitby, marine reptiles (Jurassic of the United Kingdom)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.