Apatosaurus.
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∙ 2011-05-07 22:39:45Brontosaurus is an invalid name for Apatosaurus excelsus. Thus, Brontosaurus is really another name for Apatosaurus.
"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".
"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".
Brontosaurus doesn't have a nickname. Brontosaurus is an invalid name for Apatosaurus excelsus. Thus, Brontosaurus is actually a nickname for Apatosaurus.
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.
Brontosaurus means "thunder lizard." It comes from ancient Greek. However, Brontosaurus is an invalid name for Apatosaurus excelsus.
Yes, Brontosaurus had skin. Being a reptile, Brontosaurus probably had thick, scaly skin. Note that Brontosaurus is actually an invalid name for Apatosaurus.
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Yes, brontosaurus was a real dinosaur. Technically, the commonly accepted current name for the Brontosaurus is Apatosaurus.
In 1903, Elmer Riggs reclassified Brontosaurus. He realized that Brontosaurus was too similar to Apatosaurus ajax to belong to a separate genus. Thus, he reclassified Brontosaurus to Apatosaurus excelsus in 1903, and at that point the name Brontosaurus became dubious.
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.
No vertebrates, including Brontosaurus, have or have ever had two brains. BTW: Brontosaurus is an invalid name for Apatosaurus excelsus.