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Is Brontosaurus a real dinosaur
At one point Brontosaurus was said to have been a misidentified Apatosaurus, but now it's a different dinosaur again. What happened?
Michael Scalise
Yes, brontosaurus was a real dinosaur. Technically, the commonly accepted current name for the Brontosaurus is Apatosaurus.
Gretchen Medhurst
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∙ 11y agoYes and no. A guy took the skeleton of a Apatosaurus and unknowingly put the head of a Camarasaurus on it. He called it brontosaurus. It was many years later before someone caught the mistake.
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∙ 11y agoBrontosaurus is an invalid name for Apatosaurus excelsus, which was a real dinosaur that became extinct 151 million years ago. Apatosaurus was a sauropod, or a quadrupedal, lizard hipped, herbivorous dinosaur with a long neck and a long tail.
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∙ 14y agoYes; although it's name has changed in recent years to Apatosaurus. Several fossil skeletons have been found in the USA.
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Is the brontosaurus the largest flesh eating dinosaur?
The "Brontosaurus" isn't even a real dinosaur at all. It was just a mistake. And it wasn't the largest flesh-eating dinosaur. "Brontosaurus" was an herbivore, so it ate only plants.
Why was the brontosaurus the most dangerous dinosaur?
the brontosaurus wasn't a dinosaur it was a carmasaurus head on another dinosaur's body.
What dinosaur was also known as a brontosaurus?
Brontosaurus is now known as Apatosaurus.
Which dinosaur is sometimes reffered to as the thunder king?
Thunder LIZARD, you mean. The brontosaurus. Trouble is, brontosaurus isn't a "real" dinosaur: he's made of parts of two different dinosaurs, the apatosaurus and the camarasaurus. ("Deceptive lizard" and "lizard as big as a room")
What is the DNA structure of a brontosaurus?
We have no DNA from Brontosaurus, or any other dinosaur. DNA can last hundreds of thousands of years in permafrost, but no Brontosaurus fossils have been preserved constantly in permafrost. Additionally, Brontosaurus fossils are millions of years old, not hundreds of thousands, so even if it had been constantly frozen they probably would still have no DNA left. One last note: Brontosaurus is not a real dinosaur; you are referring to Apatosaurus.
What kind of creature is a brontosaurus?
A dinosaur (which were reptiles).
Why was the brontosaurus special?
A dinosaur named the Apatosaurus was discovered, documented, and named. Afterwards, another dinosaur was found, documented, and named the Brontosaurus. Years later, it was reaalized that the Brontosaurus was really an Apatosaurus, and it is not another genus.
The brontosaurus is no longer a real dinosaur but.... why?
The brontosaurus is now called "apatosaurus". The first name given to it was apatosaurus (in 1877), but when bones were later found of the same species by another person, he called it brontosaurus (in 1879). The first name takes precedence.
Which dinosaur's name mean thunder lizard?
"Brontosaurus" means thunder lizard. However, the name Brontosaurus is an invalid dinosaur name. The name Brontosaurus arose from the misidentification of another dinosaur, Apatosaurus. So, technically, Brontosaurus did not even exist, but its name does mean thunder lizard which I believe comes from the Latin word "tonitrus".
The brontosaurus is no longer a real dinosaur because WHY?
There are a set of rules for giving dinosaurs their scientific names, and one of those is that the first name given to a dinosaur is the one that is used. Since the name Apatosaurus was used before Brontosaurus, that is the one that should be used and Brontosaurus is therefore not the right name to call it. There are a set of rules for giving dinosaurs their scientific names, and one of those is that the first name given to a dinosaur is the one that is used. Since the name Apatosaurus was used before Brontosaurus, that is the one that should be used and Brontosaurus is therefore not the right name to call it.
What dinosaur starts with the letter B?
Brachiosaurus, Brontosaurus, ... these are the only ones i can think of right now ")
What dinosaur's name means roof lizard?
"Brontosaurus" means thunder lizard. However, the name Brontosaurus is an invalid dinosaur name. The name Brontosaurus arose from the misidentification of another dinosaur, Apatosaurus. So, technically, Brontosaurus did not even exist, but its name does mean thunder lizard which I believe comes from the Latin word "tonitrus".
