apatosaurus
noun[C]
(alsoApatosaurus)uk/əˌpæt.əˈsɔː.rəs/us/əˌpæt̬.əˈsɔːr.əs/a verylargedinosaurthatateplantsand had fourlegs, a verylongneckandtail, and asmallhead:
谬龙（一种长颈长尾的巨型恐龙）All thedinosaurswethoughtof as Brontosauruses were really Apatosauruses.所有那些我们以为是雷龙的恐龙其实都是谬龙。
Apatosaurus,onceknownasBrontosaurus, was ahugeplant-eatingdinosaurabout thesizeandweightof alargediesellocomotive.谬龙曾被称为雷龙，是一种食草的巨型恐龙，其体积相当于一部大型柴油火车头。
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- Diplodocusreachedalengthof 28 m butweighedonly 10tonnes,whereasApatosaurus wasshorterat 25 m, butweighed30tonnes.
- Marsh put thewrongskullon askeletonof Apatosaurus anddeclaredit a newgenus,Brontosaurus.
- Themuseumhousesa 60-foot-longmetallicApatosaurusskeleton.
Prehistory
- anatosaurus
- Australopithecus
- brachiosaurus
- broch
- brontosaurus
- Holocene
- ice age
- ichthyosaur
- iguanodon
- Jurassic
- Permian
- pictograph
- Pleistocene
- Pliocene
- post-glacial
- stegosaurus
- stone circle
- stone-age
- T-Rex
- theropod