9 Beefy Facts About The Brontosaurus

Beefy Facts About The Brontosaurus

Found in North America, the Brontosaurus is known to us as one of the biggest dinosaurs ever to walk the planet.

Throughout history, it has been a mysterious species of discovery.

With its tiny head and long neck, the beefy Brontosaurus had a large, sturdy body and long tail.

Its appearance and name have been disputed over many years, and new elements are still being unraveled.

Here are nine beefy facts about the Brontosaurus that you should know.

The Brontosaurus was first discovered in 1879 by a professor of paleontology at Yale University.

Professor Othniel Charles Marsh made the discovery after finding an almost complete skeleton of a sauropod at the Morrison Formation Rocks in Wyoming. 

The Morrison formation now sits within the Dinosaur National Monument and has been the main site of discovery for many North American dinosaurs over the years.