Apatosaurus

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• Apatosaurus was a close relative of Diplodocus. Apatosaurus was not as long as its relative, but it was more bulky.
  
  
• Apatosaurus could have reared up on its front legs and brought them down with crushing force on an attacker, or used its tail as a whip in defense.
  
  
• Although most scientists believe that Apatosaurus went extinct many millions of years ago, some cryptozoologists (people who search for rumored or mythical animals whose existence is uncertain) have suggested that an animal rumored to be living in the Congo River basin, known as "Mokele-Mbembe", might possibly be a surviving Apatosaurus, or perhaps another type of sauropod dinosaur. However, although there have been numerous expeditions to hunt for Mokele-Mbembe, there is currently no definitive proof of its existence. For more information see Living Dinosaurs?

Apatosaurus Timeline:

Apatosaurus (Brontosaurus) was a herbivore (plant-eater) that lived from 157 to 146 million years ago

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• Jurassic Period - Apatosaurus lived between about 157 million years ago and 146 million years ago, during the Jurassic period
  
  
• North American Dinosaurs - Apatosaurus lived in North America.
  
  
• Saurischian Dinosaurs
  
  
• Sauropod Dinosaurs

Apatosaurus Facts

Here is a summary of some of the key facts about Apatosaurus: Apatosaurus was a genus of dinosaur. Although "Apatosaurus" is the correct scientific name of this genus of dinosaur, the name "Brontosaurus" is also sometimes used. Apatosaurus has two names, because its discoverer, Othniel C. Marsh did not realize that two different fossil specimens (described in 1877 and 1879 respectively) were actually juvenile and adult examples of the same animal. "Apatosaurus" means "deceptive lizard" ("Brontosaurus" means "thunder lizard"). Apatosaurus was a member of the Saurischia ("lizard-hipped") order of dinosaurs. What this means, is that although Apatosaurus was not closely related to lizards, it did have similarly shaped pelvic bones. Apatosaurus was a Sauropod - a member of a group of related large quadrupedal herbivorous (plant-eating) dinosaur with long necks. Apatosaurus lived between about 157 million years ago and 146 million years ago, during the Jurassic period. Apatosaurus lived in North America. Apatosaurus was a herbivore (plant-eater). Apatosaurus was about 70 feet (21.3 meters) long. Apatosaurus weighed about 33 tons.

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