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Apatosaurus, (genus Apatosaurus), subsumes Brontosaurus, genus of at least two species of giant herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs that lived between about 156 million and 151 million years ago, during the late Jurassic Period. Its fossil remains are found in North America and Europe.
- What habitat did Apatosaurus live in?
- Did the Apatosaurus live in the Cretaceous period?
- Did Apatosaurus live in water?
- Where did the Brontosaurus dinosaur live?
- Did Apatosaurus live in groups?
- Is the Apatosaurus real?
- What is the difference between Diplodocus and Apatosaurus?
- Did the Apatosaurus have sharp teeth?
- How big was an Apatosaurus foot?
- Is Apatosaurus the biggest dinosaur?
- What's the difference between Brontosaurus and Apatosaurus?
- What's the difference between Apatosaurus and Brachiosaurus?
- What period did T Rex live in?
What habitat did Apatosaurus live in?
They most likely lived near river banks where they could find both water and trees. They could not live in the forests, because they were simply too big to walk around in a forest! Their fossils have been found in Colorado, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wyoming, in the USA, North America.
Did the Apatosaurus live in the Cretaceous period?
Apatosaurus lived between 147 million and 137 million years ago during the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous Periods in North America and Europe. ... Apatosaurus, a late Jurassic dinosaur, was a massive herbivore that weighed as much as five adult elephants.
Did Apatosaurus live in water?
Where did it live? Fossils have been found in North America in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Oklahoma. At one time scientists thought that the Apatosaurus lived in water and swampy areas. ... However, due to where fossils have been found, it is likely that they lived on dry land.
Where did the Brontosaurus dinosaur live?
Brontosaurus was a herbivore. It lived in the Jurassic period and inhabited North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Wyoming, Colorado and Wyoming.
Did Apatosaurus live in groups?
Because of the Apatosaurs' slow velocity, they lived in herds, and they could "call" on each other, if one needed help. In 1877, Othniel Charles Marsh available notes on his discovery of the Apatosaurus, and then in 1879 described one more, more complete dinosaur — the Brontosaurus.
Is the Apatosaurus real?
Apatosaurus lived about 152 to 151 million years ago (mya), during the late Kimmeridgian to early Tithonian age, and are now known from fossils in the Morrison Formation of modern-day Colorado, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Utah in the United States.
What is the difference between Diplodocus and Apatosaurus?
Apatosaurus was discovered in the same year as Diplodocus, yet another gigantic sauropod of late Jurassic North America named by Othniel C. Marsh. These two dinosaurs were closely related, but Apatosaurus was more heavily built, with stockier legs and differently shaped vertebrae.
Did the Apatosaurus have sharp teeth?
Apatosaurus had a small head and a small brain. In its mouth were peg-shaped teeth with sharp, chiselled tips for eating vegetation.
How big was an Apatosaurus foot?
Its hind legs were larger than the front legs. Fossilized Apatosaurus footprints (called trackways) have been found (in Colorado, USA) that were about a yard wide. Apatosaurus could have held its head at most 17 feet (5.4 m) off the ground (Parrish and Stevens,1999).
Is Apatosaurus the biggest dinosaur?
Apatosaurus, which is considered to be one of the largest land animals of all time, weighed as much as 41 tonnes (roughly 45 tons) and measured up to 23 metres (about 75 feet) long, including its long neck and tail. It had four massive and pillarlike legs, and its tail was extremely long and whiplike.
What's the difference between Brontosaurus and Apatosaurus?
The scientists ultimately showed that Brontosaurus was distinct from Apatosaurus, one of the main differences being that Apatosaurus was more massive and robust with a thicker and lower-set neck than Brontosaurus.
What's the difference between Apatosaurus and Brachiosaurus?
The key difference between Apatosaurus and Brachiosaurus is that Apatosaurus' front legs were slightly shorter than its hind legs while Brachiosaurus' front legs were larger and taller than hind legs. Apatosaurus and Brachiosaurus are two dinosaur genera that lived in late Jurassic period on Earth.
What period did T Rex live in?
T. rex lived at the very end of the Late Cretaceous, which was about 90 to 66 million years ago.
