Cryptoclidus
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Cryptoclidus ( ) is a genus of plesiosaur reptile from the Middle Jurassic period of England, France, and Cuba.
== Discovery == left|thumb|Skeleton AMNH 995 Cryptoclidus was a plesiosaur whose specimens include adult and juvenile skeletons, and remains which have been found in various degrees of preservation in England, Northern France, Russia, and South America. Its name, meaning "hidden clavicles", refer to its small, practically invisible clavicles buried in its front limb girdle.
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