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Brontosaurus is an invalid name for Apatosaurus excelsus. Apatosaurus excelsus was about 4.5 meters tall, or 15 feet tall, at the highest point on its back. It is unknown what angle they held their necks at, so nobody knows how high above the ground their heads were.
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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
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
How many pages does Bully for Brontosaurus have?
"Bully for Brontosaurus" by Stephen Jay Gould has approximately 480 pages.
What is the literal translation of brontosaurus?
Brontosaurus means "thunder lizard" in ancient Greek. Othniel Charles Marsh named it Brontosaurus because of its impressive size. However, Brontosaurus is actually an invalid name for Apatosaurus excelsius.
When was the brontosaurus discovered?
Brontosaurus was discovered by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1879. Two years before, however, he discovered Apatosaurus ajax. It turns out that Brontosaurus belonged to the same genus as Apatosaurus ajax, so the name Brontosaurus isn't valid. Brontosaurus is now called Apatosaurus excelsus.
