Cryptoclididae

Cryptoclididae is a family of medium-sized plesiosaurs that existed from the middle Jurassic to the early Cretaceous period. 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.

Cryptoclidids Temporal range: Middle Jurassic - Early Cretaceous, 166–130 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Life restoration of Muraenosaurus leedsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Superorder:	†Sauropterygia
Order:	†Plesiosauria
Clade:	†Cryptoclidia
Family:	†Cryptoclididae Williston, 1925
Genera
†Abyssosaurus †Colymbosaurus †Cryptoclidus †Djupedalia †Kimmerosaurus †Muraenosaurus †Ophthalmothule[1] †Pantosaurus †Picrocleidus †Spitrasaurus †Tatenectes †Tricleidus †Vinialesaurus[2]