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Definition of Genus brontosaurus
1. Noun. Large quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaurs with very long neck and tail; late Jurassic.
Generic synonyms: Reptile Genus
Group relationships: Sauropoda, Suborder Sauropoda
Member holonyms: Apatosaur, Apatosaurus, Apatosaurus Excelsus, Brontosaur, Brontosaurus, Thunder Lizard
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Brontosaurus
Literary usage of Genus brontosaurus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fieldiana: Geology by Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago Natural History Museum (1907)
"In December of the same year the genus Brontosaurus was proposed upon an unusually
... The genus Brontosaurus was based chiefly upon the structure of the ..."
2. Publication by Field Columbian Museum, Field Museum of Natural History (1907)
"In December of the same year the genus Brontosaurus was proposed upon an unusually
... The genus Brontosaurus was based chiefly upon the structure of the ..."
3. Bulletin by Musée royal d'histoire naturelle de Belgique, Institut royal des sciences naturelles de Belgique (1882)
"If the ossification of the sternum were permanently arrested at this stage, it
would afford almost precisely the structure seen in the genus Brontosaurus; ..."
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