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n. - Huge quadrupedal herbivorous ancient reptile common in North America in the late Jurassic.

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  • I grew up thinking the brontosaurus was a major player.
  • The brontosaurus is the lone survivor of a "Pre-History Trail" opened at the Murray Avenue museum in 1967.
  • Re: The large dinosaurs identified as "brontosaurus" on Page 12:
  • The character who identified the "brontosaurus" was a WWII pilot.
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