Apatosaurus

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dinosaur
sauropod
gptkbp:class gptkb:Reptilia
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf gptkb:Morrison_Formation
gptkbp:culture featured in many documentaries and films
gptkbp:diet herbivore
gptkbp:displayedAt gptkb:American_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkb:Carnegie_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkb:Yale_Peabody_Museum
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature Brontosaurus (currently considered separate genera)
gptkbp:extinct about 150 million years ago
gptkbp:family gptkb:Diplodocidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Othniel_Charles_Marsh
1877
gptkbp:fossilRange gptkb:Late_Jurassic
gptkbp:holotype gptkb:YPM_1860
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Apatosaurus
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:length 21-22.8 meters
gptkbp:locomotion quadrupedal
gptkbp:nameMeaning deceptive lizard
gptkbp:neckMaterial long
gptkbp:notableFeature massive body
peg-like teeth
relatively short tail compared to Diplodocus
robust neck vertebrae
gptkbp:notableSpecies CM 3018
gptkbp:order gptkb:Saurischia
gptkbp:paleontologicalSignificance one of the first sauropods described in North America
important for understanding sauropod evolution
subject of the Bone Wars
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Barosaurus
gptkb:Brontosaurus
gptkb:Diplodocus
gptkb:Supersaurus
gptkbp:reproduction egg-laying
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:species gptkb:Apatosaurus_louisae
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Sauropodomorpha
gptkbp:synonym Brontosaurus (historically considered a synonym)
gptkbp:tailLength whip-like
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:genus
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Apatosaurus_ajax
gptkbp:weight 16-22 metric tons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hall_of_Saurischian_Dinosaurs
gptkb:Jurassic_World_Dominion
gptkb:Dinny
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5