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Can Brontosaurus walk on two legs or fours?
Brontosaurus is an invalid name for Apatosaurus excelsus. Apatosaurus was a sauropod, and like all sauropods, it walked on four legs. However, very young Apatosaurus could run on two legs like a basilisk lizard to escape danger.
How did an apatosaurus move?
slowly on 4 legs
Does the apatosaurus walk on four legs?
Yes. But you mean did it.
How do the Brontosaurs walk on two legs or fours?
Brontosaurus, more accurately called Apatosaurus, was a sauropod. Like all huge sauropods, they walked on four legs.
How fast does a Apatosaurus run?
The Apatosaurus was a quadruped, which means that it walked on four legs. Like other large sauropods, Apatosaurus could not travel quickly. In order to reach vegetation very high in trees, Apatosaurus may have reared onto its hind legs and used its tail to form a "tripod." Apatosaurus were migratory, traveling between feeding grounds with other Apatosaurus in herds.
Why do apatosaurus have thick legs?
Apatosaurus was 75 feet long and weighed between 18 and 25 tons. An animal that size needs very thick legs in order to have the strength to stand and walk on land.
Does a brontosaurus run or plodding?
Brontosaurus is an invalid name for Apatosaurus excelsius. Because adult Apatosaurus were so large, they could only lift one foot at a time when they walked, so running was impossible. However, fossilized footprints show that young Apatosaurus could flee predators by running on two legs like a basilisk.
What shape was the apatosaurus?
The Apatosaurus had four legs and a long, whip like tail. They had a long neck that was horizontal to the ground, and a small head. They were about 75 ft long and weighed 25 tons.
What species is an apatosaurus?
There are four accepted species of Apatosaurus. They are Apatosaurus ajax, Apatosaurus excelsus, Apatosaurus louisae, and Apatosaurus parvus.
What dinosaur named the apatosaurus is a herbivore?
The apatosaurus is the apatosaurus which is an herbivore.
What is two things that Apatosaurus eat?
Apatosaurus was a huge herbivorous, or plant eating, dinosaur. Because paleontologists don't know how high Apatosaurus held its head, they don't know what plants it would have most likely eaten. Plants that coexisted with Apatosaurus include conifers, cycads, ginkgoes, ferns, and horsetails.
Was apatosaurus a reptile?
Apatosaurus was a sauropod dinosaur. Like all dinosaurs, Apatosaurus was a reptile.
