Brontosaurus is back!
Although well known as one of the most iconic dinosaurs, Brontosaurus (the ‘thunder lizard’) has long been considered misclassified. Since 1903, the scientific community has believed that the genus Brontosaurus was in fact the Apatosaurus. Now, an exhaustive new study by palaeontologists from Portugal and the UK provides conclusive evidence that Brontosaurus is distinct from Apatosaurus and as such can now be reinstated as its own unique genus.
Caption:This is Brontosaurus as researchers see it today – with a Diplodocus-like head. Credit: Davide Bonadonna, Milan, Italy
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Even dinosaurs can’t avoid misclassification! What would scientific studies be like if human classification was treated...
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It’s good to have you back! I really don’t give any fucks about dinosaurs.
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