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Apatosaurus

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Apatosaurus
Appearance / Type: dinosaur
Also known as: Brontosaurus
Affiliated with: none
Place of origin: Prehistoric Earth
Appearances: DW: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
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The apatosaurus was a race of sauropod dinosaurs, surviving on prehistoric Earth. They are big, bulky, vegetarian and have incredibly long necks. They, like all other dinosaurs, were killed when the Cyber-Controller's ship crashed into the Earth. (DW: Earthshock) A few apatosaurs were briefly transported to the 1970s. (DW: Invasion of the Dinosaurs)

When fossils of the dinosaurs were found, some bones (including the head) were mixed up with other sauropod bones, so when discovered, the creatures were named Brontosaurus, after the combination of Latin words about its head. When the real head was found, Brontosaurus no longer made sense, seeing as the head was different, it was then renamed apatosaurus.

Aliens and Enemies of Season 11
The Time Warrior: Jingo Linx  • Irongron  • Bloodaxe Invasion of the Dinosaurs: Pterodactyl  • Stegosaurus  • Tyrannosaurus rex  • Apatosaurus  • Brontosaurus  • Triceratops  • Finch  • Whitaker  • Charles Grover Death to the Daleks: Daleks  • Exxilons  • Great City of the Exxilons The Monster of Peladon: Aggedor  • Ice Warriors  • Peladonians  • Azaxyr  • Sskel  • Eckersley  • Alpha Centauri  • Vega Nexos Planet of the Spiders: Lupton  • The Great One  • Eight Legs