Apatosaurus

=To go to the sauropod page, click here.= == = = = = = = =Is formerly also known as the Bronotsaurus.=

=This dinosaur lived about 150 million years ago in the Jurassic period.=

=It was one of the largest land animals on earth.=

=It was about 75 feet long and about 25 tons.=

=The word Apatosaurus means deceptive lizard.=

=The long tail is held above ground when in normal motion.=

=//Apatosaurus// had only a single large claw on each forelimb, with the first three toes on the hind limb possessing claws.=

=Fossils of this dinosaur have been found in the states of Utah, Oklahoma, and Colorado.=

=Its forelimbs were slightly longer then its hindlimbs.=

=Its skull was small compared to the whole animal so it had a small brain compared to its body.=

=It has a tremendously long neck with a long wiped tail.=