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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.
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Is the brontosaurus the largest flesh eating dinosaur?
The "Brontosaurus" isn't even a real dinosaur at all. It was just a mistake. And it wasn't the largest flesh-eating dinosaur. "Brontosaurus" was an herbivore, so it ate only plants.
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.
Is Brontosaurus a real dinosaur?
Yes, brontosaurus was a real dinosaur. Technically, the commonly accepted current name for the Brontosaurus is Apatosaurus.
Which dinosaur is sometimes reffered to as the thunder king?
Thunder LIZARD, you mean. The brontosaurus. Trouble is, brontosaurus isn't a "real" dinosaur: he's made of parts of two different dinosaurs, the apatosaurus and the camarasaurus. ("Deceptive lizard" and "lizard as big as a room")
What is the DNA structure of a brontosaurus?
We have no DNA from Brontosaurus, or any other dinosaur. DNA can last hundreds of thousands of years in permafrost, but no Brontosaurus fossils have been preserved constantly in permafrost. Additionally, Brontosaurus fossils are millions of years old, not hundreds of thousands, so even if it had been constantly frozen they probably would still have no DNA left. One last note: Brontosaurus is not a real dinosaur; you are referring to Apatosaurus.
What dinosaur's name means roof 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".
Why was Brontosaurus the wrong name for Apatosaurus?
Because brontosaurus never was real they accidentally put a camarasaurus head on an aptosaurus. it was later found that they made a mistake!!!
Is the V-Rex in King Kong a real dinosaur?
no it can't be because it is a fiction 3d movie
When did the brontosaurus live?
It didn't. The brontosaurus never existed; it was put together from faulty data. (The closest real-life prehistoric animal was the Apatosaurus, which lived about 150 million years ago.)
Is the T Rex real?
Yes, and you can see a complete skeleton of one at the Chicago Field Museum. There was a dinosaur species called Tyrannosaurus rex. So yes, it is real, but no longer extant.
Can you make a real dinosaur?
No, you can not.
Is Deyerfinkesaurus a real dinosaur?
no
