Vectocleidus

Vectocleidus is an extinct genus of leptocleidid plesiosaurian known from the Early Cretaceous Vectis Formation (late Barremian stage) of Isle of Wight, in the United Kingdom. It contains a single species, Vectocleidus pastorum.^[1]

Vectocleidus Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 127–125 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Life restoration
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Superorder:	†Sauropterygia
Order:	†Plesiosauria
Family:	†Leptocleididae
Genus:	†Vectocleidus Benson et al., 2012
Type species
†Vectocleidus pastorum Benson et al., 2012

Size (green) compared to a human

See also

• Paleontology portal

• List of plesiosaur genera
• Timeline of plesiosaur research