Riggs published a paper stating that the two dinosaurs were synonymous and some scientists concurred. A few scientists defend the brontosaurus name as it means "Thunder Lizard" and is more descriptive of the animal than Apatosaurus, "Deceptive Lizard.
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One outgrowth of these "bone wars" was an unscientific competition between Cope and Marsh to see who could discover the most species of extinct beasts. Scientists are always evaluating and reevaluating and researching, and new discoveries often lead to new understandings of past discoveries. A few prominent people came to the defense of the Brontosaurus and the Postal Service.
NextFirst, he and his colleagues Octavio Mateus and Roger Benson collected a major trove of fossil data on almost all the known Diplodocid fossils.
The other dinosaurs that lived alongside of the were the , Dryosaurus and.
NextIt is unlikely that the Brontosaurus was able to balance itself on its hind legs.
The Brontosaurus as Marsh envisioned him: wrong head, wrong lifestyle.
While doing this, they used unethical means such as bribery, intimidation and even desecration of fossils to achieve their goals.
All of these names were coined by O. The material of this specimen, CM 566, includes vertebrae from various regions, one pelvic bone, and some bones of the hind limb. Diplodocids like Brontosaurus are often portrayed with their necks held high up in the air, allowing them to browse on tall trees.
NextThe article, entitled "Notice of New Dinosaurian Reptiles from the Jurassic Formation," didn't have illustrations and included only a description of the animal's vertebral column, but he named the creature anyway.
The Apatosaurus was not a separate species, but simply a juvenile example of Brontosaurus. The specific name is derived from Lakota mah-koo yah-nah-pin, "breast necklace", a reference to the pairs of sternal ribs that resemble the hair pipes traditionally worn by the tribe. Active Wild Rainforest Workbooks.
NextIts whip-like tail was narrower than that of related dinosaurs.