Talk:Cryptocledius/@comment-26219504-20151015092931/@comment-26219504-20151016082208

This mutation is named after real creature, so your point is irrelevant. Anyway, here is the explanation:

"Cryptoclidus, often miss-spelled Cryptocleidus after Andrews (1909), but correctly spelled "...clidus", is a moderately sized (up to 3 meters long) plesiosaur known from a large number of individuals from the Oxford Clay."

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