[D] Atlantosaurus [dG]
Describer
Marsh, 1877
Time
Jurassic Late Kimmeridgian Tithonian
Classification
Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Sauropoda Diplodocidae Nomina Dubia
Diet
Herbivore
Fossilsite
US
Fall Under
Atlantosaurus montanus
Length
23 meter
Info
Genus
Atlantosaurus (Marsh, 1877) > Atlantosaurus montanus (Marsh, 1877) - von Huene, 1906 >> Titanosaurus montanus (Marsh, 1877) - Lydekker, 1877 >>> Apatosaurus montanus (Marsh, 1877) >>> Brontosaurus montanus (Marsh, 1877) - Kuhn, 1965
(2 1/2 sacral centra) Named for its huge size; to replaced preoccupied Titanosaurus Marsh, 1877.