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HERBIVOROUS BRONTOSAURUS [2 records]

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Record 1 1983-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

any dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus, being large quadrupedal and probably herbivorous reptiles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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Record 2 1978-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

Herbivorous, quadrupedal, plantigrade dinosaurs having five toes on each foot. Many were of enormous size having long neck and tail but were remarkable for the minute size of the skull. The group includes "Atlantosaurus"(115 ft. long), "Brontosaurus"(60 ft.) and "Diplodocus"(85 ft.).

OBS

Any of a suborder (Sauropoda) of gigantic, plant-eating, four-footed dinosaurs, as the brontosaurus, with a long neck and tail, five-toed limbs, and a small head.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

Les "sauropodes" (de "sauros", lézard; "pous", "podos", pied) sont des dinosauriens quadrupèdes et herbivores qui, avec leur long cou et leur longue queue, atteignent une longueur de 20 à 40 mètres et mesurent environ 5 mètres de haut. Ce sont les plus grands animaux qui aient jamais existé à la surface des continents. (...) Leur corps énorme repose sur des membres à cinq doigts que terminent des sabots assez semblables à ceux des éléphants. Par contraste, leur tête est relativement très petite (...)

Spanish

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