pavelcherepan Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 (edited) Brontosaurus was a sauropod dinosaur species originally identified in 1879 and was some 20 meters long, weighted 15 tonnes and was a nice and friendly herbivore. Later on in 1903 after more rigorous research it was decided that brontosaurus was the same as already known Apatosaurus and then the genus name was abandoned. Now, after even more research paleontologists have again changed their minds and decided that brontosaurus is in fact a different scecies and was different from apatosaurus in term of neck structure. Good to hear this but I wonder if that will last http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-brontosaurus-is-back1/ http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/apr/07/brontosaurus-is-back-new-analysis-suggests-genus-might-be-resurrected Edited April 8, 2015 by pavelcherepan 1
CaptainPanic Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 Good to hear Brontosaurus is back in the house! You must have a big house. *jealous* Slightly related, this TEDx talk from a few years ago (2011) is very entertaining, and addresses how we got to take quite a few dinosaurs off our list because they were never a separate species.
pzkpfw Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 (edited) Does Brontosaurus live on Pluto? Edited April 9, 2015 by pzkpfw
imatfaal Posted April 9, 2015 Posted April 9, 2015 Does Brontosaurus live on Pluto? :-D I did once hear a himbo reporter ask a NASA/ESA bod whether the reclassification of pluto would affect the required engineering or trajectory of spacecraft 1
Recommended Posts