Brontosaurus

See also: brontosaurus

Translingual

Brontosaurus parvus cast skeleton

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, thunder) + -saurus.

Proper noun

Brontosaurus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Diplodocidae – certain large long-necked sauropods; formerly merged into Apatosaurus.

Usage notes

First named in 1879. The original species B. excelsus was reclassified as Apatosaurus excelsus in 1903, and the genus was thence regarded as a junior synonym of Apatosaurus. A study published in 2015 reinstated Brontosaurus as a separate genus (including also B. yahnahpin and B. parvus), although not all palaeontologists agree with the new grouping.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.