Cryptoclididae
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The family Cryptoclididae contains a variety of moderately sized long-necked plesiosaurs. Synapomorphies (shared unique characters) for this group include a narrow vertical jugal bar, an enlarged orbit, and a deeply excavated ventral cheek margin (Brown and Cruickshank 1994).
Cryptoclidus in the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow, Scotland.