![]() ![]() ![]() So it might've grazed on soft marshy reeds or thin plant stalks.Ī modern view of Apatosaurus Classification and history To aid in processing food, Apatosaurus may have swallowed gizzard stones (gastroliths) the same way many birds do today - its jaws alone were not sufficient to chew tough plant fibers, a common sight in many Diplodocid animals during the Late Jurassic. ![]() Fossilized footprints indicate that it probably lived in herds. In fact, like its relative Diplodocus, Apatosaurus was a grazing animal with a very long neck, and a long tail that served as a counterweight. The findings do not support this and debunked this speculation. It was once believed that Apatosaurus was too massive to support its own weight on dry land, so it was theorized that the sauropod must have lived partly submerged in water, perhaps in a swamp.
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