5 Fun Facts About The Brontosaurus
1. The Brontosaurus translates into English as the Thunder Lizard. Over 75 feet long, weighs over 30 tons, has a long, majestic neck, dumpy face, great thick legs, massive flat feet and was one of the most awesome creatures to have ever walked the planet. Yes, you guessed it, my grandmother. Oops, nope, the Brontosaurus. 2. The Brontosaurus was first discovered by palaeontologist (not an easy word to spell) O.C. Marsh in the late 1870s. It was during the Bone Wars, which had nothing to do with the race to invent Viagra. The Bone Wars was a war between palaeontologists (bone-digger-uppers). Well, I say war, it was a competition to see who could dig up and name the most dinosaurs. But, they actually did call it the Bone Wars. 3. The Brontosaurus was extinct. It sounds obvious. It's a dinosaur! Dinosaurs lived millions of years ago and they a...