0
Brontosaurus means 'long arm' in, you guessed it, Latin. If you are meaning what you can also call it, that is apatosaurus.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
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.
Why was the brontosaurus the most dangerous dinosaur?
the brontosaurus wasn't a dinosaur it was a carmasaurus head on another dinosaur's body.
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.
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".
Its bones got mixed up with another dinosaur and the wrong skull was put on it?
Brontosaurus
Did T-Rex dinosaurs eat Brontosaurus Dinosaurs?
NO!! T-rex was the king of dinosaurs. It lived 70 to 65 mya (million years ago). Brontosaurus, another names for this dinosaur is Apatosaurus. Live 160 to 150 mya SO apatosurus never seen a t-rex.
Does brontosaurus hunt in herds?
Brontosaurus was an herbavore therefor it does not hunt. However Brontosaurus does move and graze in herds.
The brontosaurus is know as this?
Brontosaurus is now known as apatosuarus.
When was Bully for Brontosaurus created?
Bully for Brontosaurus was created in 1991.
When was Period of the brontosaurus?
Brontosaurus lived during the Jurassic Period
When was the name Brontosaurus discarded from formal use?
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.
