Apatosaurus Facts For Kids

You can check out out printable facts sheets on the link as well. https://dinosaurfactsforkids.com/apatosaurus-facts-for-kids/ The Apatosaurus was a huge sauropod that lived 150 million years ago with the predator Allosaurus and other large sauropods ( long necked dinosaurs) It has an interesting history, being confused with both a mosasaurus and a brontosaurus. It is also a commonly found fossil in North America and there is plenty we have learned about this huge long necked dinosaur. We take a look as some apatosaurus facts below. Apatosaurus averaged between 32,000 and 46,000 lbs in weight and could be over 70 feet in length. it was a plant eating herbivorous dinosaur that lived in the late Jurassic period around 150 million years ago. It shared its environment with the predator Allosaurus and other herbivores like stegosaurus and Dryosaurus.