EasyApatosaurus
Apatosaurus louisae
ah-PAT-oh-SORE-us· “deceptive lizard”
🕰️ Jurassic🌿 herbivore🦴 Diplodocidae
22 m
Length
5 m
Height
20 t
Weight
A heavyweight cousin of Diplodocus with a thicker, more powerful build. For a century it was better known by its other name — Brontosaurus, the 'thunder lizard'.
When
Late Jurassic, ~152–151 million years ago
Found in
United States
Discovered
Othniel Charles Marsh, 1877
Did you know?
- Its neck bones were unusually wide and strong — maybe for neck-wrestling contests.
- A single thigh bone can be taller than an adult human.
- The Brontosaurus name was recently argued back to life for a close relative.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.