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Bookmark or Share- Apatosaurus - WikipediaApatosaurus (/ ə ˌ p æ t ə ˈ s ɔːr ə s /; meaning "deceptive lizard") is a genus of herbivorous sauropod dinosaur that lived in North America during the Late Jurassic period. Othniel Charles Marsh described and named the first-known species, A. ajax, in 1877, and a second species, A. louisae, was discovered and named by William H. Holland in 1916.Apatosaurus lived about 152 to 151 ...
- Apatosaurus: Whip-Tailed, Long-Necked Sauropod InsightsApatosaurus was a massive sauropod dinosaur that lived in what is now North America during the Late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago. It was one of the first dinosaurs to be discovered in the USA, and its name means “deceptive lizard”. It had a long neck and tail, but also carried armor in the form of osteoderms.
- Apatosaurus - New World EncyclopediaApatosaurus (Greek ἀπατέλος or ἀπατέλιος, meaning "deceptive" and σαῦρος meaning "lizard"), also known as Brontosaurus, is a genus of sauropod dinosaurs that lived about 140 million years ago during the Jurassic period. They were some of the largest land animals that ever existed, about 4.5 meters (15 feet) tall at the hips, with a length of up to 21 meters (70 feet ...
- Apatosaurus: The Deceptive Lizard of the Late Jurassic EraThe Apatosaurus lived in North America during the Late Jurassic period, a time when the earth was a very different place than it is today. The environment during this time was semi-arid, with forests, rivers, and floodplains. As an herbivorous dinosaur, the Apatosaurus would have fed on the abundant vegetation in its environment.
- Apatosaurus | Jurassic Park Wiki | FandomApatosaurus is one of the most famous of the giant Jurassic plant-eaters. It was a sauropod, a member of a race of huge, long-necked dinosaurs. It was longer than two school buses and weighed as much as 4 adult male African elephants. For years, an Apatosaurus body stood with the head of Camarasaurus on the end of its neck.
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