Vectocleidus

{{Short description|Extinct genus of reptiles}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| fossil_range = Early Cretaceous, {{fossil_range|127|125}}

| image = Leptocleidus1DB.jpg

| image_caption = Life restoration

| taxon = Vectocleidus

| authority = Benson et al., 2012

| type_species = {{extinct}}Vectocleidus pastorum

| type_species_authority = Benson et al., 2012

}}

File:Wealden Leptocleidid scale.png

Vectocleidus is an extinct genus of leptocleidid plesiosaurian known from the Early Cretaceous Vectis Formation (late Barremian stage) of Isle of Wight, in the United Kingdom. It contains a single species, Vectocleidus pastorum.{{Cite journal | last1 = Benson | first1 = R. B. J. | last2 = Ketchum | first2 = H. F. | last3 = Naish | first3 = D. | last4 = Turner | first4 = L. E. | title = A new leptocleidid (Sauropterygia, Plesiosauria) from the Vectis Formation (Early Barremian–early Aptian; Early Cretaceous) of the Isle of Wight and the evolution of Leptocleididae, a controversial clade | doi = 10.1080/14772019.2011.634444 | journal = Journal of Systematic Palaeontology | pages = 233–250 | year = 2012 | volume = 11 | issue = 2 | s2cid = 18562271 }}