@DMantarctica @ericsteig It's gone back and forth, but as far as I'm aware, it's currently considered valid, thanks to a 2015 study (below):
https://t.co/hQCXZQV7l5
@charlesbarzallo In case you didn't find it, the Tschopp et al. paper is here: https://t.co/CBmhtRbRI7
With free access!
It's a massive review of not only Brontosaurus but the rest of the members of its family. It's a long one, but a good detailed study!
Palaeobiologist Brian Beck shattered my childhood dreams by telling me that Brontosaurus was a synonym for Apatosaurus and never actually existed. Get f***** Brian, Brontosaurus is back #thunderlizards
https://t.co/yA211p4zSZ https://t.co/1cBUDYTER4
The answer is No and Maybe. Not all Apatosaurus are Brontosaurus, but some species that were called Apatosaurus may be better classified as a related group, that Tschopp et al. 2015 identified in a phylogenetic analysis and decided to call Brontosaurus. https://t.co/CKhSTpeTd7
@talitherose @demonicalamari @AaronLinguini There are a bunch of articles from 2015 saying it was reinstated as a species. Here is the study from the peerj journal https://t.co/Kk0RjcjHpk and a time article about it https://t.co/WK4QvnKYls
#ThrowbackThursday #tbt The #Brontosaurus is Back! A specimen-level phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision of #Diplodocidae (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) Tschopp E, Mateus O, Benson RBJ 2015 https://t.co/5VVfMtElIp
Free infographic download! https://t.co/MBA9hGsfXA
#paleontology https://t.co/rH6q13kRCt
Spoiler! The paleontological community apparently disagrees! An influential 2015 paper argued that they were distinct species; Prothero admires that study but says he remains convinced that they're the same. https://t.co/pP4UfcGV6O