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Picrocleidus sp.
Reference
Brown, David S. (1981) The English Upper Jurassic Plesiosauroidea (Reptilia) and a review of the phylogeny and classification of the Plesiosauria; Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology, 35(4), pp.253-347
Diagnosis
Subjective junior synonym of Muraenosaurus
Etymology
"sharp-pointed clavicle"
PIK-ro-KLIE-dus (Gr. pikros "sharp-pointed" + Gr. kleid- (kleis) "key, clavicle" + -us) (m) named for the small arrow-shaped interclavicle and rudimentary clavicles in the front limb girdle
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