anchisaurn.
/ˈaŋkᵻsɔː/, U.S. /ˈæŋkəˌsɔr/ Palaeontology.
Any dinosaur of the group Anchisauria, which comprises a number of sauropodomorphs of the late Triassic and early Jurassic including Anchisaurus.
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1912 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 183 414 Of the known anchisaurs Anchisaurus solus is the smallest with an estimated length of about 3½ feet.
1991 A. Milne Fate of Dinosaurs i. iii. 90 Anchisaurs were long-necked creatures with simple iguana-like teeth, suitable for cropping soft leaves.
2011 D. West Brachiosaurus 9 (caption) A group of anchisaurs gather around a water hole in Lower Jurassic America.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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