Apatosaurus, previously known as Brontosaurus


A solid pillar-like femur, or thigh bone that once supported the 20 to 30 tonne dinosaur, Apatosaurus. This specimen is metres long. Apatosaurus grew up to 21 metres in length, living 150 million years ago.


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Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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