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OverviewPlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Leptocleidus is an extinct genus of pliosaurid plesiosaur, belonging to the family Leptocleididae. It is the only known pliosaur to be found in sediments on the Isle of Wight.In short, the term Leptocleidus means slender clavicle . It comes from a merge of the Greek words I I I I I? IE, meaning slender and I I I I' I' (also spelled I I I I' IE) meaning clavicle.With large clavicles and interclavicle and small scapulae, Leptocleidus resembled the Early Jurassic Rhomaleosaurus and members of the Cretaceous family, Polycotylidae. The animal had 21 teeth on either side of its maxilla and approximately 35 teeth on each side of the mandible. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Erwin Dee KordPublisher: Duc Imprint: Duc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.153kg ISBN: 9786139163779ISBN 10: 6139163773 Pages: 96 Publication Date: 06 January 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |