Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Cryptoclididae

Full reference: A. J. Roberts, P. S. Druckenmiller, B. Cordonnier, L. L. Delsett, and J. H. Hurum. 2020. A new plesiosaurian from the Jurassic-Cretaceous transitional interval of the Slottsmøya Member (Volgian), with insights into the cranial anatomy of cryptoclidids using computed tomography. PeerJ 8:e8652

Parent taxon: Cryptoclididae according to A. J. Roberts et al. 2020

Sister taxa: Abyssosaurus, Colymbosaurus, Cryptoclidus, Cryptoclidus aldingeri, Djupedalia, Kimmerosaurus, Muraenosaurus, Pantosaurus, Picrocleidus, Spitrasaurus, Tatenectes, Tricleidus, Vinialesaurus

Subtaxa: Ophthalmothule cryostea

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Ecology: aquatic carnivore

Distribution: found only at North-facing slopes of Wimanfjellet (Mt. Wiman) (Jurassic of Norway)

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