apatosaurus

Noun

Meaning

huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic

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Apatosaurus, like Diplodocus, would have held its neck angled upwards with the head pointing downwards in a resting posture. Source: Internet

Apatosaurus has ten dorsal ribs on either side of the body. Source: Internet

Apatosaurus also had very long ribs compared to most other diplodocids, giving it an unusually deep chest. Source: Internet

A study of diplodocid snouts showed that the square snout, large proportion of pits, and fine, subparallel scratches of the teeth of Apatosaurus suggests it was a ground-height, nonselective browser. Source: Internet

Apatosaurus had a single claw on each forelimb and three on each hindlimb. Source: Internet

Among the many notable differences are the wider—and presumably stronger—neck of Apatosaurus species compared to B. excelsus. Source: Internet

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