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Apatosaurus means "deceptive lizard." When Othniel Charles Marsh discovered Apatosaurus vertebrae, he almost thought they were mosasaur bones, hence the name.

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Average length of an Apatosaurus?

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Apatosaurus was 75 feet (23 meters) long. That is as long as twelve and a half men laying on their backs in a line.


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What dinosaur named the apatosaurus is a herbivore?

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Was apatosaurus a reptile?

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What did the apatosaurus evolve into?

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Is an apatosaurus a sauropod?

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What is an Apatosaurus?

An apatosaurus is a large sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus, belonging to the late Jurassic period.


What kind of genus is apatosaurus?

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Who discovered the apatosaurus?

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.


Who named the apatosaurus?

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.