Apatosaurus excelsus

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Definition

Noun: - A large, long-necked, herbivorous dinosaur: Apatosaurus excelsus refers to a specific, very large, four-legged, plant-eating dinosaur that was widespread in North America during the late Jurassic period. It is characterized by its extremely long neck and tail and massive body.

Usage
  • This term is used in scientific and paleontological contexts to refer to this specific species of sauropod dinosaur.
  • It is often discussed in relation to other dinosaurs from the same period, such as and .
Examples
  • Apatosaurus excelsus.
  • Apatosaurus excelsus.
  • Apatosaurus excelsus
Advanced Usage
  • The name has a taxonomic history; for much of the 20th century, this dinosaur was more popularly known as .
  • In modern cladistics, is considered the type species of the genus .
Variants and Related Words
  • Apatosaurus (n): The genus name. Often used more generally to refer to dinosaurs of this type.
  • Brontosaurus (n): An older, synonymous genus name that was historically used for this dinosaur. Recent studies have proposed reinstating as a separate genus, but remains the valid scientific name for this specific species.
  • Sauropod (n): The larger group or clade of long-necked, herbivorous dinosaurs to which belongs.
  • Diplodocid (n): The family of dinosaurs within Sauropoda that includes and .
Synonyms
  • Brontosaurus excelsus (n, historical): The former scientific name for this species.
Notes
  • There are no idioms or phrasal verbs associated with this specific scientific term. Its usage is strictly technical.
Noun
  1. huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic

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