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Brontosaurus in a sentence

Brontosaurus meaning

One of the largest land animals to ever walk the earth; a Brontosaurus.

Synonyms of Brontosaurus

apatosaur apatosaurus brontosaur thunder lizard apatosaurus excelsus sauropod sauropod dinosaur

Using Brontosaurus

  • The main meaning on this page is: One of the largest land animals to ever walk the earth; a Brontosaurus.
  • Useful related words include: apatosaur, apatosaurus, brontosaur, thunder lizard.
  • In the example corpus, brontosaurus often appears in combinations such as: brontosaurus and, as brontosaurus, of brontosaurus.

Context around Brontosaurus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

brachiosaurus 1× technically 1× recombined 1× reclassified 1× name 1× separating 1×

Often after:

feature 1× companion 1× capsizes 1× yahnahpin 1× excelsus 1×

Sentence patterns with Brontosaurus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

back into brontosaurus 1× diplodocus brachiosaurus brontosaurus and apatosaurus 1× earlier name brontosaurus should be 1× history of brontosaurus and apatosaurus 1× humeri of brontosaurus and a 1× it as brontosaurus yahnahpin in 1× its brontosaurus companion had 1× like a brontosaurus under tilt 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after constructing a 1× bakker made a 1× elmer riggs reclassified 1× however the humeri 1× in 2015 tschopp 1× infographic explaining the 1×

Common sentence endings:

a single genus 1× as apatosaurus excelsus 1× back into brontosaurus 1× brontosaurus and apatosaurus 1× brontosaurus from apatosaurus 1× existed since 1903 1×

Words around Brontosaurus

Just before it in the word index:

bronto 2 bronte 37 bronstein 7 bronson 154 bronskill 2 bronski 9

Just after it in the word index:

brontotheres 2 brontotherien 2 bronwen 8 bronwyn 34 bronx 568 bronxites 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aav 22 abdicating 22 abductor 22 abh 22 abhorred 22 abolishment 22

Corpus analysis for Brontosaurus

  • In this selection, "brontosaurus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, brachiosaurus, technically, recombined, feature, companion and capsizes stand out and add context to how "brontosaurus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include back into brontosaurus and diplodocus brachiosaurus brontosaurus and apatosaurus. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "brontosaurus" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with brontosaurus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Its brontosaurus companion had completely disappeared. (6 words)

Therefore, technically, Brontosaurus has not existed since 1903. (8 words)

Because of this, Riggs recombined Brontosaurus excelsus as Apatosaurus excelsus. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

Next he’ll tell us the French are planning to send a brontosaurus to tread on our gardens, but he’ll do it while wearing a petticoat and riding a camel so his party will insist he’s like Churchill. (40 words)

It was endowed with the same 2.0-litre bi-turbo engine that powered its less brash siblings, and although it wasn’t a slouch, it felt more like a brontosaurus under tilt than, well, a raptor. (37 words)

Most of the skeleton was found, and after comparison with both Brontosaurus and Apatosaurus ajax, Riggs realized that the holotype of A. ajax was immature, and thus the features distinguishing the genera were not valid. (35 words)

Example sentences (18)

Interactive dinos will loiter in the shrubs and raptor and brontosaurus feature in shows throughout the day.

Its brontosaurus companion had completely disappeared.

It was endowed with the same 2.0-litre bi-turbo engine that powered its less brash siblings, and although it wasn’t a slouch, it felt more like a brontosaurus under tilt than, well, a raptor.

The species includes such animals as the Diplodocus, Brachiosaurus, Brontosaurus, and Apatosaurus.

Therefore, technically, Brontosaurus has not existed since 1903.

Next he’ll tell us the French are planning to send a brontosaurus to tread on our gardens, but he’ll do it while wearing a petticoat and riding a camel so his party will insist he’s like Churchill.

After constructing a raft in order to cross a swamp, a Brontosaurus capsizes their supplies, killing several of the men.

Bakker made A. yahnahpin the type species of a new genus, Eobrontosaurus in 1998, and Tschopp reclassified it as Brontosaurus yahnahpin in 2015.

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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.

However, the humeri of Brontosaurus and A. ajax are more similar to each other than they are to A. louisae.

In 2015, Tschopp, Mateus, and Benson argued that the species was distinct enough to be placed in its own genus so they reclassified it back into Brontosaurus.

Infographic explaining the history of Brontosaurus and Apatosaurus according to Tschopp et al. 2015 Almost all modern paleontologists agreed with Riggs that the two dinosaurs should be classified together in a single genus.

Most of the skeleton was found, and after comparison with both Brontosaurus and Apatosaurus ajax, Riggs realized that the holotype of A. ajax was immature, and thus the features distinguishing the genera were not valid.

Other species previously assigned to Apatosaurus, such as Elosaurus parvus and Eobrontosaurus yahnahpin were also reclassified as Brontosaurus.

Since Apatosaurus was the earlier name, Brontosaurus should be considered a junior synonym of Apatosaurus.

The arm bones are stout, so the humerus of Apatosaurus resembles that of Camarasaurus, as well as Brontosaurus.

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.

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Common combinations with brontosaurus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "brontosaurus" in a sentence?
An example: "Interactive dinos will loiter in the shrubs and raptor and brontosaurus feature in shows throughout the day." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "brontosaurus" from authentic English texts.
What does "brontosaurus" mean?
Brontosaurus means: One of the largest land animals to ever walk the earth; a Brontosaurus.
What are synonyms of "brontosaurus"?
Common synonyms of "brontosaurus" include: apatosaur, apatosaurus, brontosaur, thunder lizard, apatosaurus excelsus, sauropod, sauropod dinosaur.
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