Brontosaurus/Apatosaurus - Thunder Lizard
The Brontosaurus, a member of a family of dinosaurs that walked on four legs with long necks and long tails called sauropods, was the victim of a war that was played out over a hundred years ago.
Meaning - Apatosaurus means "deceptive lizard" - Brontosaurus (this name is no longer used) means "thunder lizard" Pronounced - a-PAT-o-SAWR-us
One of the most famous dinosaur species of all time. A nearly complete skeleton found by Marsh was mounted in Yale's Peabody Museum. There it captured the public's imagination as did a beautiful illustration Othniel Charles Marsh published in The Sixteenth Annual Report of the US Geological Survey, 1895. The Yale skeleton was the first sauropod dinosaur put on display anywhere in the world when it was mounted in 1905 and the animal was clearly labeled as a "Brontosaurus."
DIET: Herbivore (plant-eater). Apatosaurus swallowed stones to help grind up its tough plant food. It did not chew its food.
SIZE: Length - 70-90 feet (21-27 m) long Height - 10-15 feet (3-4.6 m) tall at the hips Weight - 33-38 tons (30-35 tonnes)
WHEN IT LIVED: Late Jurassic period, about 157-146 million years ago.
WHERE IT LIVED: Fossils have been found in Colorado, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming, in the USA, North America.
FOSSILS: A few incomplete fossils have been found (mostly without skulls).
INTERESTING FACTS: The dinosaur Brontosaurus (Marsh,1879) is now called Apatosaurus. Apatosaurus' nostrils were located on the top of its head.
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