What does the name APATOSAURAS mean?

Answer 1

Deceptive lizard. Brontosaurus is now called apatosaurus- 'deceptive lizard'- one of the largest land animals that ever lived.

Answer 2

Apatosaurus means deceptive lizard. It's discoverer, Othniel Charles Marsh, stated its vertebrae were very similar to those of mosasaurs such as Tylosaurus, another discovery of his.

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

There is a genus of dinosaur called Apatosaurus. Apatosaurus was a sauropod, or a quadrupedal, lizard hipped, herbivorous dinosaur with a long neck and a long tail.

Answer 6

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

Answer 7

Apatosaurus is often erroneously called Brontosaurus. Brontosaurus is an invalid name for one of the species of Apatosaurus, Apatosaurus excelsus.

Answer 8

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