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- "Hey! Those are Brontosauruses."
- —Tim Murphy misidentifying the Brachiosaurus for Brontosaurus.(src)
Brontosaurus is an extinct genus of sauropod dinosaur from the Jurassic period of North America. It was originally a different genus from Apatosaurus, but the type species Brontosaurus excelsus was reclassified as a species of Apatosaurus called Apatosaurus excelsus, meaning Brontosaurus was considered scientifically invalid for over 110 years. However, an extensive study published in 2015 by a joint research team of United Kingdom and Portugal concluded that Brontosaurus was a valid genus of sauropod distinct from Apatosaurus, resurrecting the genus.
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History[]
Jurassic Park[]
Though no living animals of this species make an appearance in the film, Brontosaurus is briefly mentioned by Tim Murphy, who misidentifies Jurassic Park's Brachiosaurus as Brontosaurus.[1]
Jurassic World[]
Though no living animals of this species make an appearance in the film, Brontosaurus is mentioned on a sign depicting the map of Gyrosphere Valley.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous[]
In Season 1, Kenji misidentified a Brachiosaurus as Brontosaurus, with Darius explaining the park does not have this dinosaur.
Jurassic World: Dominion[]
While its does not appear in the film itself, a silhouette of Brontosaurus is shown in the CIA Black Market tracker list during the events of Jurassic World: Dominion. This could imply that Brontosaurus was created at some point in 2022.
Jurassic Park Franchise[]
Brontosaurus appeared in the Dinopedia of the Jurassic Park Institute alongside its synonym Eobrontosaurus.
Behind the scenes[]
- Scriptwriter David Koepp confused Brachiosaurus for Brontosaurus in scene 15 of the Jurassic Park script.
- Much like Tim, fans have confused Brachiosaurus in the first film for Brontosaurus.
