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Name
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Anchisaurus
(Yaleosaurus)
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Meaning
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Near lizard
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Pronunciation
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AN-key-SAWR-us
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Found in
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Connecticut and
Massachusetts, USA
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Anatomy
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Leaf-shaped teeth
with serrated edges spaced out along the jaw.
Lightly built
skull with a blunt front.
Lightly built,
agile
Long tail
Long neck
Large eyes
Hind legs larger
then front legs.
5 toes on slender
foot
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Length
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2.5 meters
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Height
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Weight (mass)
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30-70 kilograms
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Locomotion
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Quadruped
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Food preference
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Herbivore (plants)
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Time period
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Early Jurassic
(200-190 million years ago)
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Type of hip
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Dinosaur group
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Prosauropods
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Remains
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Almost complete fossils have Been found
in Connecticut and Massachusetts
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