[D] Apatosaurus yahnahpin
Describer
Bakker, 1998 versus Filla and Redman, 1994
Time
Jurassic Late
Classification
Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Sauropoda Diplodocidae Apatosaurinae Nomina Dubia
Diet
Herbivore
Fossilsite
Morrison Formation, southern Wyoming, US
Fall Under
Eobrontosaurus
Info
Typespecies
Eobrontosaurus (Bakker, 1998 versus Filla and Redman, 1994) > Apatosaurus yahnahpin (Bakker, 1998 versus Filla and Redman, 1994)
This sauropod possessed indisbutable gastralia. \\\'belly ribs\\\' A particularly well preserved scapula was also found. This species may represent a new, primitive genus of diplodocid. Bakker considers Eobrontosaurus an apatosaurine diplodocid, and the sister taxon to a Brontosaurus-Apatosaurus clade. This sauropod possessed indisbutable gastralia. \\\'belly ribs\\\' A particularly well preserved scapula was also found.