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Apatosaurus (Brontosaurus) Facts
Apatosaurus — once known as Brontosaurus — was a massive long-necked, long-tailed plant-eater from the Jurassic.
- Brontosaurus was once considered invalid but has been re-recognized as a genus.
- The Brontosaurus and Apatosaurus confusion lasted over a century.
- Apatosaurus, whose name means 'deceptive lizard', roamed North America during the Late Jurassic; it was a herbivore — a massive long-necked sauropod once called Brontosaurus.
- Brontosaurus means 'thunder lizard'. It was a Late Jurassic herbivore from North America — a giant sauropod whose name was revived in 2015.
- Apatosaurus was once known by the name Brontosaurus.
- Brontosaurus is a real dinosaur name again after being brought back.
- Brontosaurus was 'cancelled' for years before being accepted again.
- The Morrison Formation of the western United States is famous for Late Jurassic sauropods such as Apatosaurus, Diplodocus and Brachiosaurus.
- Apatosaurus and Brontosaurus are now both regarded as valid genera after a 2015 reassessment.
- Apatosaurus was a herbivore sauropod from the Late Jurassic.
- The name Apatosaurus means 'deceptive lizard'.
- Fossils of Apatosaurus have been found in North America.
- Apatosaurus lived during the Late Jurassic in what is now North America.
- Brontosaurus was a herbivore sauropod from the Late Jurassic.
- The name Brontosaurus means 'thunder lizard'.
- Fossils of Brontosaurus have been found in North America.
- Brontosaurus lived during the Late Jurassic in what is now North America.
- Apatosaurus was named before Brontosaurus, complicating their long naming history.
- Brontosaurus was revived as a valid genus in a 2015 statistical study.