Ammosaurus Marsh 1891 (anchisaurid)

Reptilia - Saurischia - Anchisauridae

Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1891. Notice of new vertebrate fossils. The American Journal of Science, series 3 42:265-269

Parent taxon: Anchisauridae according to R. N. Martínez 2009

See also Anderson and Cruickshank 1978, Attridge et al. 1985, Bakker and Galton 1974, Battail 1986, Carroll 1988, Charig 1967, Fedak and Galton 2007, Galton 1971, Galton 1976, Galton and Cluver 1976, Galton and Upchurch 2004, Galton et al. 2005, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Heerden 1979, Huene 1902, Huene 1908, Huene 1909, Huene 1914, Huene 1914, Kuhn 1939, Lull 1912, Lull 1915, Lull 1917, Lull 1924, Lull 1953, Madsen and Miller 1979, Marsh 1891, Marsh 1895, Marsh 1896, Nopcsa 1901, Nopcsa 1928, Olsen and Galton 1984, Romer 1956, Romer 1966, Russell 1984, Sauvage 1907, Steel 1970, Tatarinov 1964, Upchurch et al. 2007, Van Hoepen 1920, von Zittel 1911, Weishampel 2006 and Yates 2010

Sister taxa: Actiosaurus, Gyposaurus, Senqutrisauropus, Megatrisauropus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of Canada (3: Nova Scotia collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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