Did the Brontosaurus Ever Exist?
Brontosaurus Was a Large Sauropod, a Group of Typically Large Dinosaurs with Long Necks and Long Tails. It Lived During the Late Jurassic Period, from About...
Brontosaurus was a large sauropod, a group of typically large dinosaurs with long necks and long tails. It lived during the Late Jurassic Period, from about 156 to 145 million years ago. The first recorded evidence of Brontosaurus was discovered in the 1870s in the USA.
Did the Brontosaurus not exist?
Brontosaurus, whose name means “Thunder Lizard,” is not an actual dinosaur. It is actually a mix of Apatosaurus, meaning “Deceptive Lizard,” and Camarasaurus, meaning “Chambered Lizard,” due to the hastiness of paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh.
When did Brontosaurus go extinct?
The various species lived during the Late Jurassic epoch, in the Morrison Formation of what is now North America, and were extinct by the end of the Jurassic. Adult individuals of Brontosaurus are estimated to have weighed up to 15 tonnes (17 short tons) and measured up to 22 metres (72 feet) long.
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