genus · 1 represented species
Brontosaurus
Brontosaurus is a dinosaur genus represented here by Brontosaurus excelsus.
1Direct child groups
1Countries represented
154–150 MaDataset range
Definition
Evolutionary importance
Brontosaurus is a dinosaur genus represented here by Brontosaurus excelsus.
A clade contains an ancestor and all of its descendants. The exact membership of Brontosaurus can differ between published analyses, particularly where fossils are incomplete or character interpretations change.
Name meaning: Reliable information is currently unavailable.
Branch structure
Immediate descendants
Representative taxa
Dinosaurs in this branch
Distribution
Geographic record
United States
Country-level summary of represented seed records, not a complete range map.
Scientific uncertainty
No specific uncertainty note is currently recorded. This does not mean every interpretation is settled.
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