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Brontosaurus is an invalid name for Apatosaurus excelsius. Apatosaurus excelsus was 75 feet long, 15 feet tall to the highest point on the back, and weighed between 18 and 25 tons.
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Does brontosaurus hunt in herds?
Brontosaurus was an herbavore therefor it does not hunt. However Brontosaurus does move and graze in herds.
The brontosaurus is know as this?
Brontosaurus is now known as apatosuarus.
When was Bully for Brontosaurus created?
Bully for Brontosaurus was created in 1991.
When was Period of the brontosaurus?
Brontosaurus lived during the Jurassic Period
What was the advantage of hunting in water for the brontosaurus and diplosaurus?
First, both Brontosaurus and Diplodocus were herbivores, or plant eaters, so they didn't ever hunt. Second, neither of them waded or swam in water; they were strictly terrestrial. The misconception of dinosaurs like Brontosaurus and Diplodocus wading and swimming was created because the first scientists to discover sauropods thought they were too large to support their own weight. We now know that Diplodocus and Brontosaurus were perfectly capable of walking and standing on land. BTW: Brontosaurus is an invalid name for a species of Apatosaurus, Apatosaurus excelsus.
When was the name Brontosaurus discarded from formal use?
In 1903, Elmer Riggs reclassified Brontosaurus. He realized that Brontosaurus was too similar to Apatosaurus ajax to belong to a separate genus. Thus, he reclassified Brontosaurus to Apatosaurus excelsus in 1903, and at that point the name Brontosaurus became dubious.
What two dinosaurs make the Brontosaurus?
The Brontosaurus is made of the Apatosaurus and the Camarasaurus.
What dinosaur was also known as a brontosaurus?
Brontosaurus is now known as Apatosaurus.
How long from head to tail is a brontosaurus?
"Brontosaurus" or Apatosaurus reached 26m.
Does a brontosaurus have skin?
uh well it did have skin yeah i think they did
What kind of large dino eats plants?
known as herbivores, there were many. diplodocus, brontosaurus, triceratops, stegasaurus, to name a few
How many pages does Bully for Brontosaurus have?
"Bully for Brontosaurus" by Stephen Jay Gould has approximately 480 pages.
