How do you use Apatosaurus in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like brontosaurus or sauropod, plus the exact meaning.
Apatosaurus in a sentence
Apatosaurus meaning
A large sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus of the late Jurassic Period, having a long neck and tail and a relatively small head.
Synonyms of Apatosaurus
Using Apatosaurus
- The main meaning on this page is: A large sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus of the late Jurassic Period, having a long neck and tail and a relatively small head.
- Useful related words include: apatosaur, brontosaur, brontosaurus, thunder lizard.
- In the example corpus, apatosaurus often appears in combinations such as: of apatosaurus, apatosaurus was, apatosaurus had.
Context around Apatosaurus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 6 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Apatosaurus
- In this selection, "apatosaurus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, theropod, genus, specimen, showing and possessing stand out and add context to how "apatosaurus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include apatosaurus also had and apatosaurus fossils have. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "apatosaurus" sits close to words such as abating, abstaining and accumulator, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with apatosaurus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Because of this, Riggs recombined Brontosaurus excelsus as Apatosaurus excelsus. (10 words)
Apatosaurus has ten dorsal ribs on either side of the body. (11 words)
Apatosaurus was a generalized browser that likely held its head elevated. (11 words)
Even though they supported Holland, it was noted that Apatosaurus might have possessed a Camarasaurus-like skull, based on a disarticulated Camarasaurus-like tooth found at the precise site where an Apatosaurus specimen was found years before. (37 words)
A study of diplodocid snouts showed that the square snout, large proportion of pits, and fine, subparallel scratches of the teeth of Apatosaurus suggests it was a ground-height, nonselective browser. (31 words)
Stretching a colossal 67.25 feet long, the Apatosaurus boasts approximately 80% of its original bones, making it the most complete dinosaur skeleton ever to go under the hammer. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Even though they supported Holland, it was noted that Apatosaurus might have possessed a Camarasaurus-like skull, based on a disarticulated Camarasaurus-like tooth found at the precise site where an Apatosaurus specimen was found years before.
Ischium of an Apatosaurus showing bite marks from a large theropod Apatosaurus was the second-commonest sauropod in the Morrison Formation ecosystem, after Camarasaurus.
Marsh distinguished the new genus Apatosaurus from Atlantosaurus on the basis of the number of sacral vertebrae, with Apatosaurus possessing three and Atlantosaurus four.
Since Apatosaurus was the earlier name, Brontosaurus should be considered a junior synonym of Apatosaurus.
Their analysis was revised and expanded with many additional diplodocid specimens in 2015, which resolved the relationships of Apatosaurus slightly differently, and also supported separating Brontosaurus from Apatosaurus.
The species includes such animals as the Diplodocus, Brachiosaurus, Brontosaurus, and Apatosaurus.
Stretching a colossal 67.25 feet long, the Apatosaurus boasts approximately 80% of its original bones, making it the most complete dinosaur skeleton ever to go under the hammer.
Among the many notable differences are the wider—and presumably stronger—neck of Apatosaurus species compared to B. excelsus.
Apatosaurus also had very long ribs compared to most other diplodocids, giving it an unusually deep chest.
Apatosaurus fossils have only been found in the upper levels of the formation.
Apatosaurus had an average length of convert, and an average mass of convert.
Apatosaurus had a single claw on each forelimb and three on each hindlimb.
Apatosaurus has ten dorsal ribs on either side of the body.
Apatosaurus is commonly found at the same sites as Allosaurus, Camarasaurus, Diplodocus, and Stegosaurus.
Apatosaurus, like Diplodocus, would have held its neck angled upwards with the head pointing downwards in a resting posture.
Apatosaurus was a generalized browser that likely held its head elevated.
A study of diplodocid snouts showed that the square snout, large proportion of pits, and fine, subparallel scratches of the teeth of Apatosaurus suggests it was a ground-height, nonselective browser.
Based on comparisons with other species proposed to belong to Apatosaurus, Riggs also determined that the Field Columbian Museum specimen was likely most similar to A. excelsus.
Because of this, Riggs recombined Brontosaurus excelsus as Apatosaurus excelsus.
Elmer Riggs reclassified Brontosaurus as a synonym of Apatosaurus in 1903, transferring the species B. excelsus to A. excelsus.
Common combinations with apatosaurus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of apatosaurus 20×
- apatosaurus was 7×
- apatosaurus had 5×
- and apatosaurus 3×
- to apatosaurus 3×
- apatosaurus and 3×
- that apatosaurus 2×
- an apatosaurus 2×
- apatosaurus specimen 2×
- apatosaurus from 2×