I WONDER - Who Discovered The Brontosaurus?

The Brontosaurus, meaning 'Thunder lizard', was first described by Othneil C Marsh in 1877. Initially, Marsh named a short-legged dinosaur Apatosaurus. Later, he found a larger fossil and named it Brontosaurus. Scientists later discovered both fossils were of the same dinosaur, leading to the dual names.

Who first described the Brontosaurus?

• Louis Agassiz

• Charles Darwin

• Richard Owen

• Othneil C Marsh

What does the name 'Brontosaurus' mean?

• Giant lizard

• Thunder lizard

• Mighty lizard

• Swift lizard

What was the initial name given to the short-legged dinosaur discovered by Marsh?

• Diplodocus

• Stegosaurus

• Tyrannosaurus

• Apatosaurus

Why did Marsh name the larger fossil Brontosaurus?

• Because it was found in a thunderstorm

• It was discovered in a thunderous area

• Due to its massive size

• It had a unique bone structure

What did scientists later realize about the two fossils?

• They belonged to different time periods

• They were the same dinosaur at different growth stages

• They were from different species

• They were from different continents