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Dinosaur: Anchisaurus polyzelus
Jurassic: 201.4–190.8 Ma
| Length*: | 3.15 m | 10.3 ft |
| Weight*: | 55 kg | 121 lb |
*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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