apatosaurus
Americannoun
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A very large sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus (or Brontosaurus) of the late Jurassic Period. Apatosaurs had a long neck and tail and a relatively small head.
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See Note at brontosaurus
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Bites were detected on sauropod bones belonging to Camarasaurus, Galeamopus and Suuwassea as well as bones probably but not definitively belonging to Diplodocus, Apatosaurus and Brachiosaurus.
From Reuters • Nov. 16, 2023
The new dinosaur did not look anything like a miniature Apatosaurus, despite that giant being among its famous relatives.
From Scientific American • Aug. 31, 2022
By the numbers, this resulted in the most intensely productive era of dinosaur fossil discoveries until this point, including Marsh's description of now well-known dinosaurs such as Apatosaurus, Stegosaurus, and Allosaurus at Como Bluff, Wyoming.
From Salon • Nov. 14, 2021
The bizarre skeletons of Apatosaurus, Stegosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus drove ticket sales, but the experts of the day were more concerned with the creatures that came after the Cretaceous mass extinction.
From Slate • Dec. 10, 2015
“Right below us. You can’t miss it. There’s a big Apatosaurus named Brontie inside.”
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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