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| − | '''''Apatosaurus''''' (Greek: ἀπατηλός ''apatelos'', and σαῦρος ''sauros''; "deceptive lizard") refers to three species of [[dinosaur]] originally discovered in the | + | '''''Apatosaurus''''' (Greek: ἀπατηλός ''apatelos'', and σαῦρος ''sauros''; "deceptive lizard") refers to three species of [[dinosaur]] originally discovered in the 1870s in the western United States. In 1903, a similar dinosaur named ''Brontosaurus'' was thought to have been the same species as ''Apatosaurus'' and was thus called Apatosaurus for over a century. Recent studies show, however, that both were actually separate species all along; ''Apatosaurus'' had a lower and wider neck than ''Brontosaurus''.<ref>https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-brontosaurus-is-back1/</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 22:51, October 9, 2021
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class Information | |
| Class | Sauropsida |
| Order Information | |
| Superorder | Dinosauria |
| Order | Saurischia |
| Sub-order | Sauropodomorpha |
| Infraorder | Sauropoda |
| Family Information | |
| Family | Diplodocidae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Apatosaurus |
| Species Information | |
| Species | A. ajax A. excelsus A. louisae |
| Synonyms | Brontosaurus |
| Population statistics | |
| Conservation status | Extinct |
Apatosaurus (Greek: ἀπατηλός apatelos, and σαῦρος sauros; "deceptive lizard") refers to three species of dinosaur originally discovered in the 1870s in the western United States. In 1903, a similar dinosaur named Brontosaurus was thought to have been the same species as Apatosaurus and was thus called Apatosaurus for over a century. Recent studies show, however, that both were actually separate species all along; Apatosaurus had a lower and wider neck than Brontosaurus.[1]