title: Raptocleidus
text: # Raptocleidus
  
  Raptocleidus is an extinct genus of plesiosaurid from Lower Jurassic (Pliensbachian stage) deposits of Lyme Regis, southern United Kingdom. It is known from a partial skeleton missing the skull. It is estimated to have measured 3 metres (9.8 ft) long.
  
  