Editing Plesiosauroidea (section)

==Description==
Plesiosauroids had a broad body and a short [[tail]]. They retained their ancestral two pairs of limbs, which evolved into large [[Flipper (anatomy)|flippers]].

It has been determined by teeth records that several sea-dwelling reptiles, including plesiosauroids, had a warm-blooded metabolism similar to that of mammals. They could generate [[endothermic]] heat to survive in colder habitats.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100614093341.htm |title=Warm-blooded marine reptiles at the time of the dinosaurs |journal=Science |volume=328 |issue=5984 |pages=1379–1382 |doi=10.1126/science.1187443 |pmid=20538946 |publisher=Sciencedaily.com |date=2010-06-15 |access-date=2011-08-15|bibcode=2010Sci...328.1379B |last1=Bernard |first1=A. |last2=Lecuyer |first2=C. |last3=Vincent |first3=P. |last4=Amiot |first4=R. |last5=Bardet |first5=N. |last6=Buffetaut |first6=E. |last7=Cuny |first7=G. |last8=Fourel |first8=F. |last9=Martineau |first9=F. |last10=Mazin |first10=J.-M. |last11=Prieur |first11=A. |s2cid=206525584 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>