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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 kind of genus is apatosaurus?
Apatosaurus was an herbivorous diplodocidsauropod. There are three accepted species Apatosaurus ajax, Apatosaurus louisae, and Apatosaurusparvus. Brontosaurus execelcus was first though to be its own genus, than it was moved to Apatosaurus for a while, but paleontologists including Robert T. Bakker relized that several differences in the skull, means that Brontosaurus is once again a valid genus
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.
Who named the brontosaurus?
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.
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.
Did the apatosaurus travel alone or was it in a pack with its same species?
It isn't known whether Apatosaurus lived in herds or by itself. However, unlike most sauropods, they may have been solitary.
What dinosaur named the apatosaurus is a herbivore?
The apatosaurus is the apatosaurus which is an herbivore.
When did the brontosaurus roam the earth?
Brontosaurus is an invalid name for Apatosaurus excelsus. Apatosaurus excelsus existed from about 154 to 151 million years ago, during the Kimmeridgian and Tithonian stage of the Jurassic period.
Was apatosaurus a reptile?
Apatosaurus was a sauropod dinosaur. Like all dinosaurs, Apatosaurus was a reptile.
The brontosausrus is known as?
Brontosaurus was named when fossil bones from 2 types of saraupod dinosaurs became mixed up. One was Apatosaurus and the other was Camarasaurus. It is generally assumed that most species of "Brontosaurus" found were in fact 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.
