The Brontosaurus is back. Or at least it should be, according to a new analysis of the long-necked dinosaur family tree.
The study researchers suggest the dinosaur currently known as Apatosaurus excelsus is different enough from its Apatosaurian kin as to be a different dinosaur altogether. Because A. excelsus was famously first known as Brontosaurus until 1903, the species would revert back to that original name and become Brontosaurus once again.
Image: This illustration reveals Brontosaurus as researchers see it today, with a Diplodocus-like head. Credit: Davide Bonadonna, Milan, Italy. Creative commons license CC- BY NC SA.
