Anomoepus fossil map
Where fossils of Anomoepus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 201 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 201 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Iguanodonts & duck-bills |
|---|---|
| Lived | 237–161.5 million years ago (Carnian to Callovian) |
| Periods | Triassic, Jurassic |
| Family | Moyenisauropodidae |
| Named by | Hitchcock 1848 |
| Fossil records | 159 occurrences at 89 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Lesotho, Poland, China, Portugal, Canada, Australia, Italy, Spain, Argentina … |
| Rock formations | Portland, Elliot, Turners Falls, Kayenta/Navajo Sandstone, Navajo Sandstone, Przysucha |
About Anomoepus
Anomoepus is the name assigned to several fossil footprints first reported from Early Jurassic beds of the Connecticut River Valley, Massachusetts, US in 1802.
All four feet have left impressions. The smaller forefeet have five toes, whereas the larger hind feet have three toes. There is also an impression which might indicate where the creature rested. The footprints were discovered, amongst others, by a farm boy, Pliny Moody. E.B. Hitchcock, a clergyman, described the Anomoepus footprints and others as evidence of ancient birds. They have since been identified as belonging to a dinosaur, probably an ornithischian, as indicated by the number of toes and the absence of claws on the rear digits. Trackways assigned to Anomoepus from Western Australia, Poland, Slovakia and Czech Republic have also been described. Anomoepus is the name of the footprint, not of the dinosaur, the identity of which remains unknown.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Anomoepus (revision 1351043204), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q3489524.
