Apatosaurus lived between 154 and 150 million years ago. This was during the Kimmeridgian and Tithonian stages of the Jurassic period.
It is the final period of the Mesozoic era.
An apatosaurus is a large sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus, belonging to the late Jurassic period.
Apatosaurus fossils date to between 154 and 150 million years ago. This was during the Kimmeridgian and Tithonian stages of the Jurassic period.
Brontosaurus is an invalid name for Apatosaurus excelsus. Apatosaurus excelsus fossils date to between 154 and 151 million years ago. This was during the Kimmeridgian and Tithonian stages of the Jurassic period.
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Othniel Charles Marsh discovered one species of Apatosaurus, and named it Apatosaurus ajax. When he discovered Apatosaurus excelsus, though, he assigned it to its own genus, Brontosaurus. Later it was found that both Brontosaurus and Apatosaurus ajax belonged to the same genus, so Brontosaurus was reassigned to Apatosaurus excelsus.
Othniel Charles Marsh discovered one species of Apatosaurus, and named it Apatosaurus ajax. When he discovered Apatosaurus excelsus, though, he assigned it to its own genus, Brontosaurus. Later it was found that both Brontosaurus and Apatosaurus ajax belonged to the same genus, so Brontosaurus was reassigned to Apatosaurus excelsus.
Apatosaurus excelsus existed from about 154 to 151 million years ago. This was during the Kimmeridgian and Tithonian stage of the Jurassic period. The Jurassic period was during the Mesozoic era.
Apatosaurus lived between 154 and 150 million years ago. That was during the Kimmeridgian and Tithonian stages of the Jurassic period. In short, the answers is yes.
Brontosaurus is now called Apatosaurus excelsus. Apatosaurus excelsus is one of the four species in the genus Apatosaurus.
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