Brontosaurus excelsus (2015 study)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brontosaurus_excelsus_(2015_study)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dinosaur
gptkbp:clade gptkb:Dinosauria
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Othniel_Charles_Marsh
gptkbp:describedYear 1879
gptkbp:diet herbivore
gptkbp:family gptkb:Diplodocidae
gptkbp:fossilRange gptkb:Late_Jurassic
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Brontosaurus
gptkbp:holotype gptkb:YPM_1980
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brontosaurus excelsus (2015 study)
gptkbp:length up to 22 meters
gptkbp:notableFeature long neck
whip-like tail
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Colorado
gptkb:Utah
gptkb:Wyoming
gptkb:Morrison_Formation
gptkbp:order gptkb:Sauropoda
gptkbp:previouslyConsideredSynonymOf gptkb:Apatosaurus_excelsus
gptkbp:reinstatedAsDistinctGenus 2015
gptkbp:reinstatedIn Tschopp et al. 2015 study
gptkbp:residesIn Kimmeridgian-Tithonian ages
gptkbp:restored Roger Benson
Emanuel Tschopp
Octavio Mateus
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Brontosaurus_excelsus
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Brontosaurus
gptkbp:weight up to 15 tonnes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brontosaurus_excelsus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8