Brontosaurus

/ˌbrɒntəˈsɔːrəs/ noun

Definition

A huge long-necked dinosaur from the late Jurassic period (around 150 million years ago) that could reach over 70 feet long.

Etymology

From Greek 'bronte' (thunder) and 'sauros' (lizard), literally meaning 'thunder lizard.' Named in 1879 by paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh.

Kelly Says

Brontosaurs are the movie monsters of the dinosaur world—they became so famous in popular culture that kids in the 1980s-2000s grew up seeing them in every dinosaur book, even when scientists weren't sure they were real.

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