apatosaur
Long-necked dinosaur
An apatosaur is a massive plant-eating dinosaur of the late Jurassic period, with a long neck, long tail, and small head.
The name means "deceptive lizard"—early specimens were confused with other dinosaurs.
Once called brontosaurus, apatosaurus is now the accepted scientific name, though both terms persist in popular use.
Dinosaur-dominated geological period
- CretaceousFinal Mesozoic period
- TriassicFirst Mesozoic period
- MesozoicAge of Reptiles
- Morrison FormationMesozoic sedimentary rock sequence
Pangea · stratigraphy · geology · ammonite · pterosaur · stegosaur · theropod · archosaur
Lizard-hipped dinosaur clade
- BrachiosaurusTall sauropod genus
- herbivorePlant-only consumer
- quadrupedFour-limbed walker
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
skeleton · bones · excavation · dig · quarry · specimen · reconstruction · museum
Extremely large and heavy
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- colossalExtremely large in scale
- toweringOf imposing height
- giganticImmensely large in scale
immense · behemoth · tonnage · length · bulk · heavyweight · titanosaur · long-tailed
Jurassic
Dinosaur-dominated geological period
- CretaceousFinal Mesozoic period
- TriassicFirst Mesozoic period
- MesozoicAge of Reptiles
Morrison Formation · Pangea · stratigraphy · geology · ammonite · pterosaur · stegosaur · theropod · archosaur · cycad
saurischian
Lizard-hipped dinosaur clade
- BrachiosaurusTall sauropod genus
- herbivorePlant-only consumer
- quadrupedFour-limbed walker
fossil · skeleton · bones · excavation · dig · quarry · specimen · reconstruction · museum · paleobiology
massive
Extremely large and heavy
gigantic · immense · behemoth · tonnage · length · bulk · heavyweight · titanosaur · long-tailed · elephantine
long-necked
Having extended throat region
ribs · skull · quadruped · columnar · limbs · nostrils · cervical · dorsal · caudal · sacrum
apatosaurTyrannosaurus rex
Large theropod dinosaur species
theropod · Velociraptor · Megalosaurus · carnosaur · meat-eater