Apatosaurus

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Apatosaurus

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Superorder: Dinosauria Order: Saurischia Suborder:Sauropodomorpha Infraorder: Sauropoda Family: Diplodocidae Genus: Apatosaurus
Species
Apatosaurus ajax Apatosaurus excelsus Apatosaurus louisae

Apatosaurus was a large, herbivorous dinosaur. It walked on four legs, had a long cedar-like tail and a long neck for reaching the tops of tall trees for leaves. It was formerly referred to as Brontosaurus, but it was later discovered that the finder, Othiel Charles Marsh, had mixed the body of apatosaurus with the head of another sauropod.

Mokele-mbembe

Main Article: Mokele-mbembe

Mokele-mbembe is the name given to the creature rumored to exist in the Republic of Congo. There exists within the region a giant swamp land known as the Likouala Swamp. The region is roughly 55,000 square miles, the size of the state of New York. According to government reports, more than 80% of the area is unexplored.

Reported sightings suggest the creature mokele-mbembe, is similar to an apatosaurus. Its name, rendered in the Lingala language, means river-blocker.