Sentences with phrase «called apatosaurus»

Not exact matches

We could not go into the whole story behind the misnamed Apatosaurus fossil excavated by Othniel Marsh in the 1870s, so one of our sources suggested we call it «the first named Brontosaurus» — which it certainly is, whatever the correct designation.

Apatosaurus (also called Brontosaurus), one of the long - necked plant eaters known as sauropods, needed only 15 years to reach 25 tons.

By studying 81 skeletons and 477 skeletal features or characters, paleontologists conclude that the fossils originally called Brontosaurus show enough skeletal differences from other specimens of Apatosaurus that they rightfully belong to a different genus.

Which brings us to our protagonist Arlo, the youngest of three Apatosaurus farmer children who gets seperated from his family while chasing after a critter we later learn is called Spot.

A young Apatosaurus called Arlo gets separated from his family and has to find his way back home.