Anchisaurus is a genus of basal sauropodomorph, and was an early herbivorous dinosaur. It lived during the Early Jurassic Period; more specifically, the Pliensbachian to Toarcian ages, 200 to 188 million years ago. Until recently it was classed as a member of Prosauropoda. The name comes from the Greek αγχι/agkhi anchi-; `near, close` + Gree.....
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(from the article `dinosaur`) ...Ellsworth, Jr., while he was digging a well at his homestead in Windsor, Connecticut. At the time, the bones were thought to be human, but much ...
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Anchisaurus was a dinosaur of the Triassic period, about 2.5 metres long it had diamond-shaped teeth which may indicate an omnivore. It had large claws on its thumbs and a fairly long neck and tail. Anchisaurus was the first dinosaur discovered in the USA, the first bones of Anchisaurus were discovered in 1818 in Connecticut, USA, and later remains...
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Anchisaurus Meaning “near” or “close lizard” from Early Jurassic northeast USA and South Africa. It was discovered in Connecticut and Massachusetts. This creature was formerly known as Gyposaurus, Megalosaurid, and Yaleosaurus. Named by Othniel Charles Marsh (1831-1899) in 1885.
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