Anchisaurus polyzelus
Taxon
Anchisaurus polyzelus (Hitchcock, 1865)
Reconstructed length
~1.7 m (5.5 feet)
View
Left lateral
Drawing
© Scott Hartman
Drawn
2019, revised 2022
Clade
- Sauropodomorpha
- Anchisauria
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A surprisingly lightly built sauropodomorph from the Early Jurassic of eastern North America, Anchisaurus was one of the first dinosaurs to be scientifically described from the United States. Although traditionally thought to be quite a basal member of the early, two-legged sauropod relatives, more recent studies suggest it was quite a bit closer to the origin of sauropods, despite being modest in size and lightly built.
