What Did Brontosaurus Evolve into?
Apatosaurus, Being the First Named, Took Precedence, and Brontosaurus Was No More. Instead, the Dinosaur Species Once Known as B. Excelsus Became A. Excelsus...
Apatosaurus, being the first named, took precedence, and Brontosaurus was no more. Instead, the dinosaur species once known as B. excelsus became A. excelsus.
What did the Brachiosaurus evolve into?
No. Brachiosaurus was a dinosaur that lived around 150 million years ago. By the time that Brachiosaurus became extinct, there were already early mammals called Eutheria living alongside the dinosaurs. The Eutheria gave rise to the placental mammals and then the Artiodactyla and, eventually, the modern giraffe.
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What is a Brontosaurus called now?
Scientists use the first name given to an animal, so they decided to rename the Brontosaurus to Apatosaurus because Apatosaurus came first. Scientists now know that the back bones of the Apatosaurus grew together as the animal gets bigger.
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