Identity card : Apatosaurus


IDENTITY CARD
Name Apatosaurus
Other names Brontosaurus, Elosaurus
Length up to 21 meters
Weight 10-40 tons
Age Late Jurassic
Distribution USA
Diet herbivorous




General information


Apatosaurus was named by the American palaeontologist Othniel C. Marsh in 1877. Apatosaurus has also been called Brontosaurus by Marsh in 1879, but Apatosaurus was the first given name. It means "deceptive lizard".

This big and heavy dinosaur had a long neck, a long tail and a long skull.



Pictures


Picture JS59
© J. Sibbick
Picture JS68
© J. Sibbick







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