Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thesubfamily Apatosaurinae.
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Examples
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But anyway, the name Apatosaurus was published first, so it was bye-bye, Brontosaurus.
chicagotribune.com - 2010
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The show will highlight old favorites such as Brontosaurs actually called Apatosaurus and Tyranosaurus, of course.
FOXNews.com foxnewsonline@foxnews.com 2011
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Brontosaurus [now known as Apatosaurus] is the archetypical one in people's minds.
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It's the relative and neighbor of the more famous long-necked sauropod dinosaurs, such as Apatosaurus, Diplodocus, and Brachiosaurus.
News 2009
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Added Longrich, "this paper helps sort out the origin of several major groups – the big carnivores like T. rex, the birds, and the giant plant eaters like Apatosaurus," formerly known as Brontosaurus.
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Added Longrich, "this paper helps sort out the origin of several major groups – the big carnivores like T. rex, the birds, and the giant plant eaters like Apatosaurus," formerly known as Brontosaurus.
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The dinosaur in those pictures would be better described as an Apatosaurus.
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Added Longrich, "this paper helps sort out the origin of several major groups – the big carnivores like T. rex, the birds, and the giant plant eaters like Apatosaurus," formerly known as Brontosaurus.
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Added Longrich, "this paper helps sort out the origin of several major groups – the big carnivores like T. rex, the birds, and the giant plant eaters like Apatosaurus," formerly known as Brontosaurus.
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Added Longrich, "this paper helps sort out the origin of several major groups – the big carnivores like T. rex, the birds, and the giant plant eaters like Apatosaurus," formerly known as Brontosaurus.
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