Is a Brontosaurus roaming Africa's wilds?
No chance. The dinosaurs died out hundreds of millions of years ago. Birds are descended from the survivors.
Where did the brontosaurus get its food from?
Brontosaurus is an invalid name for Apatosaurus excelsus. Apatosaurus was an herbivorous dinosaur, so it got its food by searching for edible plants.
At what age were the Brontosaurus' young able to look after themselves?
Apatosaurus, better known as Brontosaurus, is a member of the sauropods, an instantly recognisable group of dinosaurs that had long necks terminating with small heads, long tails, barrel-shaped torsos and trunk-like legs. Brontosaurus, like other sauropods and all dinosaurs, laid eggs, whereas nearly all mammals give birth to live young. This would have been a major advantage in hazardous times and environment, when they would have been able to have many clutches of eggs, and lots of young every year. Clutches contained up to eight eggs, each approximately the size of an ostrich egg. Thus far, no evidence of parental care of Brontosaurus nesting sites has been found. It is likely that eggs were laid and abandoned, allowing the adult additional time to produce lots of offspring. Some of the Sauropod's eggs have even been found in a linear pattern and not in clusters, suggesting that the eggs were laid as the adult was moving along.
Was the apatosaurus a herd animal?
It is unknown whether Apatosaurus lived in herds. Unlike most sauropods, Apatosaurus may have been solitary.
Brontosaurus is an invalid name for Apatosaurus excelsus. 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.
Brontosaurus is an invalid name for Apatosaurus excelsus. Apatosaurus excelsus was about 4.5 meters tall, or 15 feet tall, at the highest point on its back. It is unknown what angle they held their necks at, so nobody knows how high above the ground their heads were.
The brontosaurus is no longer a real dinosaur because WHY?
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.
yes Tyrannsaurus Rex was a predator more than a scavenger so T-Rex lived and hunter. in family pack so T-Rex was 100./. a predator,
How long was the skull of an adult apatosaurus in cm or in?
Apatosaurus was a sauropod, and like all sauropods, was herbivorous. Sauropods were lizard hipped quadrupedal dinosaurs with long necks, and Apatosaurus was 75 feet long and weighed 18 to 25 tons.
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.
The families name of the apatosaurus?
Apatosaurus belonged to the subfamily Apatosaurinae. The subfamily Apatosaurinae belonged to the family Diplodocidae.
What animal in present day does an apatosaurus closest relate to?
Apatosaurus was a lizard hipped dinosaur. Birds evolved from lizard hipped dinosaurs, and thus they are the closest living relatives of all dinosaurs, including Apatosaurus. All birds are equally related to Apatosaurus.
Why was the brontosaurus the most dangerous dinosaur?
the brontosaurus wasn't a dinosaur it was a carmasaurus head on another dinosaur's body.
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.
What is a size of a brontosaurus?
Length - 70-90 feet (21-27 m) long
Height - 10-15 feet (3-4.6 m) tall at the hips
Weight - 33-38 tons (30-35 tonnes)
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.
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.
How many geologic time periods did the dinosaurs live?
The Dinosaurs lived in 3 Geologic time periods-The Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous.
These 3 time periods where the three periods of the Mesozoic Era, which is also known as the Age of Reptiles.
What is the favorite food of the apatosauros andtriceratops?
Apatosaurus was a sauropod, a large, quadrupedal plant eater with a long neck and a tiny head. Because paleontologists aren't sure how high they held their heads, it is unknown what types of plants they ate. Plants that existed at the same time and place as Apatosaurus include conifers, cycads, ginkgoes, ferns, and horsetails.
Triceratops had a battery of teeth for chewing and probably ate fibrous plants, perhaps palms, cycads, or ferns. They could have even been capable of pushing over trees to eat leaves that were otherwise out of reach.
How much does a brontosaurus weigh?
Brontosaurus is an invalid name for Apatosaurus excelsus. 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.
What did the Apatosaurus do in order to protect itself?
The Apatosaurus has size advantage to protect itself. It is one of the largest sauropods, weighing about 40 - 70 tonnes.