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Anchisaurus polyzelus

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Dinosaur: Anchisaurus polyzelus

Jurassic: 201.4–190.8 Ma
Type: Sauropod

Length*:3.15 m10.3 ft
Weight*:55 kg121 lb
ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen


Period

Epoch: Early Jurassic
Stage: Hettangian-Sinemurian
Years: 201.4–190.8 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Marsh
Year: 1885

Distribution

Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: Massachusetts, Connecticut
Formation: Portland


Locations


Sources

Material: Four partial skeletons.
References: Yates, A. (2010). “A revision of the problematic sauropodomorph dinosaurs from Manchester, Connecticut and the status of Anchisaurus Marsh”.

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