9 amazing facts about the largest dinosaurs "Brontosaurus" 🔥

9 amazing facts about brontosaurus
The dinosaur was discovered in 1879.
Brontosaurus was discovered in 1879
The Brontosaurus was first discovered in 1879 by a professor of paleontology at Yale University.
Professor Othniel Charles Marsh made the discovery after finding an almost complete skeleton of a sauropod at the Morrison Formation Rocks in Wyoming.
2. No Brontosaurus skull has never been found.
The Brontosaurus skull was never found
There is yet to be a discovery of a Brontosaurus skull, although scientists have predicted what it could be like.
In 1905, The American Museum of Natural History put on display their first-ever Brontosaurus and sauropod species.
The body consisted of bones that Marsh had found, and the Brontosaurus was constructed as it was expected to look.
However, they did use bones from other species, too, to fill in the missing parts.
As they had not found a full skull, the construction manager, Adam Hermann, had to sculpt a hypothetical skull to sit on top.
3. The Brontosaurus is NOT an Apatosaurus.
The Brontosaurus was not an Apatosaurus
Initially, it was thought that the Brontosaurus was part of the Apatosaurus family.
It wasn’t until many years later that it was revealed that it was part of a different family of dinosaurs.
The two species were very similar, but an easy way to define the two was through its neck.
The Brontosaurus had a higher and less wide neck compared to the Apatosaurus.
It wasn’t until 2015 when scientists discovered that the Brontosaurus was its own family of species.
4. Brontosaurus means thunder lizard.
The Brontosaurus is also known as a thunder lizard
The name translates from Greek as “thunder lizard,” “bronte” means “thunder,” and “Saurus” means “lizard.”
5. A Brontosaurus could have weighed up to 25 tons!
Brontosaurus' were heavy
Evidence suggests that a Brontosaurus could have weighed between 17-24 US tons (16,000-22,000 kg), making it one of the largest dinosaurs to walk the earth.
They would have been longer from head to toe than they were in height because their tail had to be as long as their neck so that they could stay balanced.
6. The Brontosaurus was vegetarian.
The Brontosaurus was a Sauropod
Sauropods were a type of dinosaur that was a herbivore, eating a diet of only plants.
A common trait amongst sauropods was a long neck with a small head.
The long neck allowed them to reach great height for grazing leaves on trees, as well as reaching the ground for flora to graze on.
The large body allowed them to keep balance whilst they elongated their necks to reach food sources.
7. A Brontosaurus would live as long as a giant tortoise.
Brontosaurus' lived long
The lifespan of a brontosaurus was similar to that of tortoises today.
On average, they could live up to 100 years, making them one of the longest living dinosaurs.
8. The Brontosaurus was one of the tallest dinosaurs but had the smallest brain.
The Brontosaurus had a small brain
Although the Brontosaurus was one of the tallest of all dinosaurs, it had the smallest brain.
A common trait amongst dinosaurs was to have large fearsome heads but with just a small brain inside.
They were excellent hunters, but they sometimes lacked intelligence.
A reason suggested for having such a small brain compared to its body is that with such a height and length on the neck, the heart would have been under a lot of pressure to pump blood to the brain.
9. Its nostrils were on its head.
The Brontosaurus had nostrils on its head
Although a real Brontosaurus skull is yet to be discovered, scientists can predict what it may have been like from closely related dinosaurs.
Research shows that the Apatosaurus had nostrils on its head, making it a unique find, and it is assumed that the Brontosaurus would have looked similar.
It is unknown why the species had nostrils on its head, but it is thought to be related to eating.
Scientists have predicted that the adaptation of nostrils on their heads would allow them to reach food sources in places such as wetland, which they might not be able to walk directly on because of their weight and risk of sinking.
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