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What species is an apatosaurus?
There are four accepted species of Apatosaurus. They are Apatosaurus ajax, Apatosaurus excelsus, Apatosaurus louisae, and Apatosaurus parvus.
Are Apotasaurus and Brachiosaurus the same?
No. Apatosaurus was called Brontosaurus.
What is the present name of a genus of sauropod previously known as brontosaurus that lived during the Jurassic period?
Brontosaurus is now called Apatosaurus excelsus. Apatosaurus excelsus is one of the four species in the genus Apatosaurus.
What does the name APATOSAURAS mean?
Deceptive lizard. Brontosaurus is now called apatosaurus- 'deceptive lizard'- one of the largest land animals that ever lived.
What dinosaur named the apatosaurus is a herbivore?
The apatosaurus is the apatosaurus which is an herbivore.
Was the dinosaur called apatosaurus a hebivore?
Apatosaurus was a sauropod, and like all sauropods, was herbivorous. Sauropods were lizard hipped quadrupedal dinosaurs with long necks, and Apatosaurus was 75 feet long and weighed 18 to 25 tons.
Was apatosaurus a reptile?
Apatosaurus was a sauropod dinosaur. Like all dinosaurs, Apatosaurus was a reptile.
What is an interesting fact about brontosaurus?
Brontosaurus was discovered two years after Apatosaurus ajax. It was assigned to its own genus, but it was later found that Brontosaurus belonged to the same genus as Apatosaurus ajax. Thus, the name Brontosaurus is invalid, and now it is called Apatosaurus excelsus.
Why was aptosaurus used to be called brontosaurus?
Othniel Charles Marsh discovered a species of Apatosaurus in 1877, and he named it Apatosaurus ajax. Two years later, he discovered another species of Apatosaurus. Marsh didn't realize that they both belonged to the same genus, though, so he named the new species Brontosaurus excelsus. When it was determined that Brontosaurus excelsus was actually a species of Apatosaurus, its name was changed to Apatosaurus excelsus.
What ate the apatosaurus?
Apatosaurus predatorsAllosaurusRaptorsPrehistoric Crocodiles
What did the apatosaurus evolve into?
The Apatosaurus evolved into a seagull
Is an apatosaurus a sauropod?
Yes, Apatosaurus is a sauropod.
