/??p?t?.??s??r.?s/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。ComparebrontosaurusKostyantyn Ivanyshen/Stocktrek Images/GettyImagesMore examples
Diplodocusreachedalengthof 28 m butweighedonly 10tonnes,whereasApatosaurus wasshorterat 25 m, butweighed30tonnes.
Marsh put thewrongskullon askeletonof Apatosaurus anddeclaredit a newgenus,Brontosaurus.
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