Brontosaurus

brontosaurus Translingual right|thumb|Brontosaurus parvus species cast skeleton Etymology mul :af grc:βροντή -saurus From mul grc βροντή thunder + mul -saurus. mul Q299756 1879. Proper noun 1 m genus family Diplodocidae brontosaurus; formerly merged into Apatosaurus Usage notes First named in 1879. The original species B. excelsus was reclassified as Apatosaurus excelsus in 1903, and the genus was thence regarded as a junior synonym of Apatosaurus genus. A study published in 2015 reinstated Brontosaurus as a separate genus (including also B. yahnahpin and B. parvus), although not all palaeontologists agree with the new grouping. Hypernyms genus Hyponyms genus †Brontosaurus excelsus species type species †Brontosaurus yahnahpin species, †Brontosaurus parvus species other species Further reading 1 1 1