apatosaurs
Giant herbivorous sauropods
Apatosaurs is the plural of apatosaurus, a genus of enormous long-necked herbivorous dinosaurs that lived during the Late Jurassic period.
These sauropods were among the largest land animals ever to exist, with long tails and small heads.
The genus was once confused with brontosaurus, a name that persisted in popular culture despite being scientifically invalidated for decades.
Internal supportive framework
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
- tailRear animal appendage
- neckHead-body junction
- skullHead's bone casing
femur · ribs · bones · pelvis · scapula · chevron · caudal · dorsal
Tall sauropod genus
- long-neckedHaving extended throat region
- quadrupedFour-limbed walker
- titanosaurLarge Cretaceous herbivorous dinosaur
- ArgentinosaurusEnormous prehistoric herbivorous reptile
Feeding on pasture
- browsingCasual examination of options
- vegetationPlant life collectively
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- plant-eaterVegetation-consuming organism
herding · feeding · conifers · ferns · horsetails · cycads · fermentation · megaherbivore
Age of Reptiles
- MorrisonPatronymic surname
- PangaeaPrehistoric unified landmass
- coniferCone-bearing tree
- cycadPalmlike ancient seed plant
fern · ginkgo · floodplain · paleoecology
Extremely large and heavy
- colossalExtremely large in scale
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- giganticImmensely large in scale
- toweringOf imposing height
behemoth · tonnage · long-tailed · heavy · bulky · titan · immense · largest
Preserved ancient organism
- excavationAct of unearthing
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- specimenIndividual for examination
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
mount · discovery · Cope · Carnegie · petrification · articulated · disarticulated · cast
skeleton
Internal supportive framework
skull · femur · ribs · bones · pelvis · scapula · chevron · caudal · dorsal · cervical
Brachiosaurus
Tall sauropod genus
- long-neckedHaving extended throat region
- quadrupedFour-limbed walker
- titanosaurLarge Cretaceous herbivorous dinosaur
grazing
Feeding on pasture
- browsingCasual examination of options
- vegetationPlant life collectively
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
plant-eater · herding · feeding · conifers · ferns · horsetails · cycads · fermentation · megaherbivore
Mesozoic
Age of Reptiles
cycad · fern · ginkgo · floodplain · paleoecology
massive
Extremely large and heavy
towering · behemoth · tonnage · long-tailed · heavy · bulky · titan · immense · largest · giant
fossil
Preserved ancient organism
- excavationAct of unearthing
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- specimenIndividual for examination
reconstruction · mount · discovery · Cope · Carnegie · petrification · articulated · disarticulated · cast · replica
apatosaurstheropods
Carnivorous bipedal dinosaurs
tyrannosaurs · Tyrannosaurus rex · carnivores · raptors · Velociraptor