Dolichosaurus

Dolichosaurus (meaning "long lizard") is an extinct genus of marine squamate of the Upper Cretaceous Cenomanian chalk deposits of England. It is a member of the family Dolichosauridae.^[1] It was a small reptile measuring 0.5–1 m (1.6–3.3 ft) long.^[2] It had an elongate neck resulting from an increased number of cervical vertebrae.^[1]

Dolichosaurus Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	†Dolichosauridae
Genus:	†Dolichosaurus Owen, 1850
Species
D. longicollis Owen, 1850 (type)