brontosauruses
Long-necked herbivores
Brontosauruses is the plural of brontosaurus, a massive long-necked dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period.
The name means "thunder lizard," evoking the ground-shaking footsteps of these enormous herbivores.
Though scientists briefly reclassified it as Apatosaurus, brontosaurus has been restored as a valid genus—and never left popular imagination: Kids love drawing brontosauruses.
Extinct prehistoric reptiles
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
- JurassicDinosaur-dominated geological period
- sauropodsMassive long-necked dinosaur group
- excavationAct of unearthing
skeleton · bones · prehistoric · herbivore · specimens · paleontologists · museums · diplodocus
Scottish-origin family name
- cartoonsAnimated drawings, often humorous
- toysObjects for amusement
- childrenYoung human beings
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
thunder lizard · movies · illustrations · merchandise · nostalgia · documentaries · Flintstones · imagery
Having extended throat region
- quadrupedFour-limbed walker
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- tailRear animal appendage
- tonnageShip's weight capacity
gigantic · herbivorous · lumbering · enormous · size · bulk · weight · terrestrial
System of specialized terms
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- synonymySameness of meaning
- redescriptionPortraying something again differently
cladistics · taxonomy · phylogeny · debate · distinction · revision · research · specimens
dinosaurs
Extinct prehistoric reptiles
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
- JurassicDinosaur-dominated geological period
- sauropodsMassive long-necked dinosaur group
excavation · skeleton · bones · prehistoric · herbivore · specimens · paleontologists · museums · diplodocus · Mesozoic
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Scottish-origin family name
iconic · thunder lizard · movies · illustrations · merchandise · nostalgia · documentaries · Flintstones · imagery · mascot
long-necked
Having extended throat region
tonnage · gigantic · herbivorous · lumbering · enormous · size · bulk · weight · terrestrial · small head
nomenclature
System of specialized terms
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- synonymySameness of meaning
redescription · cladistics · taxonomy · phylogeny · debate · distinction · revision · research · specimens · diagnosis
brontosaurusestyrannosaurs
Large bipedal predatory dinosaurs
T. rexes · Tyrannosaurus rex · theropods · velociraptors · allosaurs