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The name implied to all long neck dinosaurs like Apatosaurus (Brontosaurus).
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Means reptile foot and refers to Jurassic and Cretaceous long necked, long tailed herbivorous saurischians also called brontosaurs.
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very large herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a small head a long neck and tail and five-toed limbs; largest known land animal
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a plant eater with a long neck and tail but a disproportionately small head, and many species are believed to have walked slightly tip-toed
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'Reptile Foot'. The largest of the dinosaurs, with long necks and tails and elephant-like limbs
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(suborder Sauropoda) Very large herbivorous (plant-eating) dinosaur that lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods (about 200 to 65 million years ago). These animals are characterized by a small head on a long neck, a long tail and five toes on their feet. Apatosaurus (a.k.a. " Brontosaurus") and Diplodocus are well known example of sauropods. [ More information] Artist's rendering of sauropod.
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Means reptile foot and refers to Jurassic and Cretaceous long necked, long tailed herbivorous saurischians. Well-known genera include Apatosaurus (formerly known as the Brontosaurus), Brachiosaurus and Diplodocus.
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'Reptile footed'. A name given the the large herbivorous dinosaurs such as Diplodocus and Brachiosaurus.
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