Cryptoclididae is a family of medium-sized plesiosaurs that existed from the Middle Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous. They had long necks, broad and short skulls and densely packed teeth. They fed on small soft-bodied preys such as small fish and crustaceans. The earliest members of the family appeared during the early Bajocian, and they represented the dominant group of long-necked plesiosaurs during the latter half of the Jurassic.[3]
In 2010, two supposed late Cretaceous members of the group were reclassified as other kinds of plesiosauroids. Kaiwhekea was reclassified to Leptocleididae, and Aristonectes was transferred to Elasmosauridae.[4]
^Roberts AJ, Druckenmiller PS, Cordonnier B, Delsett LL, Hurum JH. 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 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8652
^Gasparini, Z.; Bardet, N. & Iturralde-Vinent, M. (2002). "A new cryptoclidid plesiosaur from the Oxfordian (Late Jurassic) of Cuba" (PDF). Geobios. 35 (2): 201–211. doi:10.1016/s0016-6995(02)00019-0.
^Fischer, Valentin; Weis, Robert; Thuy, Ben (2021-02-22). "Refining the marine reptile turnover at the Early–Middle Jurassic transition". PeerJ. 9: e10647. doi:10.7717/peerj.10647. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC7906043. PMID 33665003.
^ abKetchum, H. F.; Benson, R. B. J. (2010). "Global interrelationships of Plesiosauria (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) and the pivotal role of taxon sampling in determining the outcome of phylogenetic analyses". Biological Reviews. 85 (2): 361–392. doi:10.1111/j.1469-185X.2009.00107.x. PMID 20002391. S2CID 12193439.
cryptoclididae, family, medium, sized, plesiosaurs, that, existed, from, middle, jurassic, early, cretaceous, they, long, necks, broad, short, skulls, densely, packed, teeth, they, small, soft, bodied, preys, such, small, fish, crustaceans, earliest, members, . Cryptoclididae is a family of medium sized plesiosaurs that existed from the Middle Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous They had long necks broad and short skulls and densely packed teeth They fed on small soft bodied preys such as small fish and crustaceans The earliest members of the family appeared during the early Bajocian and they represented the dominant group of long necked plesiosaurs during the latter half of the Jurassic 3 CryptoclididsTemporal range Middle Jurassic Early Cretaceous 170 130 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Skeleton of Cryptoclidus eurymerus at the Museum of Paleontology Tuebingen Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Superorder Sauropterygia Order Plesiosauria Clade Cryptoclidia Family CryptoclididaeWilliston 1925 Genera Opallionectes Colymbosaurinae Abyssosaurus Colymbosaurus Djupedalia Ophthalmothule 1 Pantosaurus Spitrasaurus Muraenosaurinae Muraenosaurus Picrocleidus Tricleidus Vinialesaurus 2 Cryptoclidinae Cryptoclidus Kimmerosaurus Tatenectes Tricleidus Life restoration of MuraenosaurusClassification editIn 2010 two supposed late Cretaceous members of the group were reclassified as other kinds of plesiosauroids Kaiwhekea was reclassified to Leptocleididae and Aristonectes was transferred to Elasmosauridae 4 Cladogram based on Ketchum and Benson 2010 4 Cryptoclididae Muraenosaurus Tricleidus Cryptoclidus KimmerosaurusReferences edit Roberts AJ Druckenmiller PS Cordonnier B Delsett LL Hurum JH 2020 A new plesiosaurian from the Jurassic Cretaceous transitional interval of the Slottsmoya Member Volgian with insights into the cranial anatomy of cryptoclidids using computed tomography PeerJ 8 e8652 https doi org 10 7717 peerj 8652 Gasparini Z Bardet N amp Iturralde Vinent M 2002 A new cryptoclidid plesiosaur from the Oxfordian Late Jurassic of Cuba PDF Geobios 35 2 201 211 doi 10 1016 s0016 6995 02 00019 0 Fischer Valentin Weis Robert Thuy Ben 2021 02 22 Refining the marine reptile turnover at the Early Middle Jurassic transition PeerJ 9 e10647 doi 10 7717 peerj 10647 ISSN 2167 8359 PMC 7906043 PMID 33665003 a b Ketchum H F Benson R B J 2010 Global interrelationships of Plesiosauria Reptilia Sauropterygia and the pivotal role of taxon sampling in determining the outcome of phylogenetic analyses Biological Reviews 85 2 361 392 doi 10 1111 j 1469 185X 2009 00107 x PMID 20002391 S2CID 12193439 External links editpalaeos com nbsp paleontology portal nbsp This article about a plesiosaur is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to a Jurassic reptile is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cryptoclididae amp oldid 1220587994, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
