What plants did a brontosaurus eat?
Brontosaurus is an invalid name for Apatosaurus excelsus. Because paleontologists don't know how high Apatosaurus held its head, they don't know what plants it would have most likely eaten. Plants that coexisted with Apatosaurus include conifers, cycads, ginkgoes, ferns, and horsetails.
Apatosaurus, like all dinosaurs, reproduced by laying eggs. However, we don't have any specific information about Apatosaurus eggs. If they were like other sauropods, they laid a multitude of very large eggs.
How do the Apatosaurus behave?
A huge animal but vegetarian.It lived in herds,browsing the trees for food.It is believed to have eaten as much as 1/2 ton of vegetation daily.
When did the apatosaurus live?
Apatosaurus excelsus existed from about 154 to 151 million years ago. This was during the Kimmeridgian and Tithonian stage of the Jurassic period.
Is apatosaurus a meat eater or plant eater?
Diplodocus was a herbivore or plant eater. See the related link for more information.
Is a brontosaurus a meat or plant eater?
Barosaurus was an 86 foot long, long necked, herbivorous (plant eating) dinosaur.
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.
Can Brontosaurus walk on two legs or fours?
Brontosaurus is an invalid name for Apatosaurus excelsus. Apatosaurus was a sauropod, and like all sauropods, it walked on four legs. However, very young Apatosaurus could run on two legs like a basilisk lizard to escape danger.
What is the difference between a brachiosaurus and a brontosaurus?
Apatosaurus: 85 feet long, 20 feet tall. Super long tail, short arms. Brachiosaurus: 85 feet long, 40 feet tall. Short thick tail, very long arms.
Brontosaurus is a species of a large giant-sized reptile, an extinct reptilian herbivore (plant-eating) animal from the Jurassic period. Bronto comes from the Greek word meaning thunder and saurus meaning lizard.
What other dinosaurs lived at the same time as tyrannosaurus?
Ankylosaurus had no evolutionary descendants. The only living descendants of dinosaurs are the birds. Birds evolved from small, feathered, meat eating or insectivorous dinosaurs that lived in trees.
What was the apatosaurus preyed on?
Adult Apatosaurus were 75 feet long and weighed 18 to 25 tons. Because they were so large, the only predator of adults would be Allosaurus, if they had any predators. Young Apatosaurus had many predators, including Ornitholestes and Ceratosaurus.
What was the vision of the apatosaurus dinosaur like?
Apatosaurus walked on four sturdy legs, had a bulky body, and a very long, narrow tail. It also had a long but thick neck and a small head. They were herbivores. They were also huge at 75 feet in length and weighing in at 18 to 25 tons.
What country did apatosaurus live in?
Apatosaurus fossils come from the Morrison Formation of western North America and date to between 154 and 150 million years ago. At that time, the area was a semi-arid subtropical plain with distinct wet and dry seasons. Near rivers, there were forests of conifers, cycads, ginkgoes, ferns, and horsetails. Further from the rivers there were open areas covered in ferns with scattered trees.
the most of dinosaur lived in hot climate and they were herbivores
Brontosaurus is an invalid name for Apatosaurus excelsus. Apatosaurus didn't live in swamps; they lived in semi-arid plains. The reason that they are frequently associated with swamps is because when they were first discovered, it was believed that sauropods would be unable to support themselves on dry land, and that they must have spent their lives at least partially submerged in the water of swamps. This is now known to be completely false.
Is Brontosaurus a real dinosaur?
Yes, brontosaurus was a real dinosaur. Technically, the commonly accepted current name for the Brontosaurus is Apatosaurus.
They ate plants. More specifically the leaves of prehistoric ferns and other low plants. They would eat the leaves of short trees if necessary. Apatosaurus couldn't lift its neck because of its centre of balance. I know all of this because I watched a program on National Geographic and I have a book on every dinosaur ever known. It is called "Dinosaurs - A to Z: The Ultimate Dinosaur Encyclopedia".
What is the weight and height of apatosaurus?
Weight estimates aren't always completely accurate for prehistoric species, especially dinosaurs, because they're so different from modern animals. However, it is believed that Apatosaurus weighed between 18 and 25 tons.
How big is the brontosaurus foot?
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How many bones are in a brontosaurus' neck?
about 30 feet for an adult is how long there neck is brachiosaurus
The youngest known fossils of Apatosaurus date to 150 million years ago. Thus, Apatosaurus probably died out around 150 million years ago.
How does a brontosaurus attack other animals?
Brontosaurus (technically called Apatosaurus) was a plant-eating dinosaur that had no real means of 'attacking' other animals. Their primary defense would have been their large size, and possibly the ability to use their tail as a sort of 'whip' would also be useful in defense.