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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.
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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 incorrectly named?
Apatosaurus
What is the literal translation of brontosaurus?
Brontosaurus means "thunder lizard" in ancient Greek. Othniel Charles Marsh named it Brontosaurus because of its impressive size. However, Brontosaurus is actually an invalid name for Apatosaurus excelsius.
Why was brontosaurus called thunder lizard?
Othniel Charles Marsh named the dinosaur Brontosaurus because of its impressive size. However, Brontosaurus is actually an invalid name for Apatosaurus excelsius.
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.
What does the word Brachiosaurus mean?
Brontosaurus means "thunder lizard" in ancient Greek. Othniel Charles Marsh named it Brontosaurus because of its impressive size. However, Brontosaurus is actually an invalid name for Apatosaurus excelsius.
Who was the scientist that discovered the large brontosaurus?
The brontosaurus was my favorite dinosaur, so it came as a bit of a shock to me to learn that it really didn't exist. A fellow named O.C. Marsh found a skeleton of an already-named animal called "Apatosaurus," but it was missing its head. To make a better-looking display for the Peabody Museum, he fitted it with the head of another creature called "Camarasaurus" and named the resulting chimera "Brontosaurus." Since Apatosaurus contributed most of the skeleton, many books identify the creature as "Apatosaurus, formerly called Brontosaurus" but that's not strictly correct.
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.
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.
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.
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.
