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Leptocleidus superstes

Reptilia - Plesiosauria - Leptocleididae

Taxonomy
Leptocleidus superstes was named by Andrews (1922). Its type specimen is BMNH R4828, a partial skeleton (Skull with partial postcranium including cervical and dorsal vertebrae, pectoral elements and humerus), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Berwick, which is in a Barremian marine claystone in the Weald Clay Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Leptocleidus superstes Andrews p. 296 figs. Pls. XIV, XV
1934Leptocleidus superstes Swinton p. 56
1962Leptocleidus superstes Welles p. 3
1963Leptocleidus superstes Persson p. 19
1997Leptocleidus superstes Cruickshank p. 210
2011Leptocleidus superstes Ketchum p. 292 fig. 22.4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
suborderSauropterygia
orderPlesiosauriade Blainville 1835
superfamilyPlesiosauroideaWelles 1943
—Leptocleidia
familyLeptocleididae
genusLeptocleidus
speciessuperstes

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Leptocleidus superstes Andrews 1922
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: aquatico
Depth habitat: surfaceo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2009-07-20 06:05:48
Modified: 2011-08-12 01:58:15
Source: o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Barremian or 129.40000 to 125.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian129.4 - 125.0United Kingdom (England) Leptocleidus superstes (type locality: 117445)