Apatosaurus Excelsus (Noun)
Meaning
Huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Apatosaurus excelsus was a long, massive herbivorous dinosaur with a small skull and a long tail that lived during the late Jurassic period in North America.
- The apatosaurus excelsus, with its powerful legs and tail, could run at speeds of up to 15 miles per hour when threatened by predators.
- In North America, the apatosaurus excelsus roamed the earth over 155 million years ago, eating massive amounts of vegetation to sustain its massive body.
- Scientists believe that the apatosaurus excelsus had a unique way of eating and digesting its food due to the unique structure of its jaws and teeth.
- Fossil evidence has revealed that the apatosaurus excelsus had a unique social structure and may have traveled in large herds to protect themselves from predators.