| Anchisaurus Temporal range: Early Jurassic, 200-195 Ma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Superorder: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | Sauropodomorpha |
| Family: | Sauropodiformes |
| Subfamily: | Anchisauria |
| Genus: | Anchisaurus Marsh, 1885 |
| Type species | |
| Anchisaurus polyzelus Hitchcock, 1865 | |
Anchisaurus (Greek meaning "close lizard") was one of the smaller prosauropods. It is noted for having a small, slim snouted head, with ridged teeth for shredding leaves. It could have been bipedal or semibipedal[1]
Discovery and naming[]
Anchisaurus was named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1885[2]. This was very early in the history of Sauropod study.
In popular culture[]
- Anchisaurus appeared in When Dinosaurs Roamed America.
Gallery[]
Anchisaurus in Disney's Fantasia