The MANY Interpretations of Apatosaurus (And Brontosaurus)

Taking a look at the many media depictions of both Apatosaurus and Brontosaurus!
Timestamps
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00:00 Intro
01:08 Start of Apatosaurus/Land Before Time
01:56 Stanley and the Dinosaurs
02:31 The Dinosaurs!
03:30 Walking With Dinosaurs
04:54 When Dinosaurs Roamed America
06:09 Dinosaur Train
06:46 Dinosaur King
07:18 Jurassic World/LEGO
08:54 Transformers
09:53 The Good Dinosaur
11:38 start of Brontosaurus
13:38 Gertie the Dinosaur
14:18 Ghost of Slumber Mountain
14:38 The Lost World 1925
15:20 King Kong
16:34 Fantasia
17:27 The Lost Continent
17:41 The Lost World 1960
18:32 One Million Years BC
19:05 Planet of Dinosaurs
19:29 Zooboomafoo
19:54 Dinosaur Empire
20:41 Ark Survival Evolved
21:36 Zoo Tycoon
21:46 JP Builder
22:08 Outro

[@gadielgonzalez2755]

Apatosaurus: "I thought you were dead?" Brontosaurus: "My death was, greatly exaggerated."

[@JurassicReptile]

People keep complaining about herbivores not doing anything in movies but the sauropods in Lost World 1925 and King Kong 1933 get to rampage and be cool nearly 100 years ago.

[@ExtremeMadnessX]

Right? Everyone forgets how aggressive and dangerous sauropods were in those movies.

[@JurassicReptile]

@@ExtremeMadnessXI believe the one in King Kong was based on a Hippo, it attacks from the water and uses its mouth to kill people (it does not eat them though)

[@ggrarl]

Remember the famous Anne Elk's theory on Brontosauruses, "All brontosauruses are thin at one end, much, much thicker in the middle, and then thin again at the far end."

[@cristhianmlr]

"... In 2015, almost 10 years ago 10 YEARS AGO -Stares into the abyss- So in 2015".

[@Auzzy_-jo1qw]

To this day I still hear people call any sauropod brontosaurus, and it will never stop hurting.

[@abdulazizrex]

The apatosaurus design in When Dinosaurs Roamed America is without a doubt iconic.

[@hcollins9941]

@abdulazizrex “This is Dino of “The Flintstones”; In the flesh; ALL 30 tons!” - John Goodman Hilarious, since John plays Fred Flintstone in the Flintstone live-action movies!

[@brianlevine871]

I've always found sauropods awe-inspiring to look at, especially since their long necks demonstrated how large dinosaurs could get. As for Brontosaurus and/or Apatosaurus specifically, some of my favorite depictions include "Land Before Time," "Gertie," "Flintstones," "Jurassic World," and both "King Kong" variations.

[@KadenSlinker-cw6cl]

As of 2015 Brontosaurus is now a valid genus again.

[@Jestalnaker94000]

The animal itself is invalid, since it was a chimera, but the name Brontosaurus was given to an Apatosaurus relative. 👍😁

[@goj1_lag00n]

​@@Jestalnaker94000 it wasn't a chimera. Brontosaurus reconstruction just got Camarasaurus head because they were thought to be closely related and Brontosaurus lacked sufficient cranial material. The same happened with a T.rex when it got three-toed arms.

[@danielmalinen6337]

Brontosaurus turns eight-years-old as a neospecies this year.

[@Fungusthedinoguy1915]

He said that in the video. Did you even watch the video???

[@suttiluck5741]

❤😂

[@TheRunningLeopard]

Honestly really glad you covered “The Dinosaurs!” As its animated are honestly pretty cool, especially how they take part of an episode to talk about how it’s important to draw from reference/data

[@FrostGhidorahEX]

Brontosaurus to me is the most iconic sauropod. Which I do think is owed to the name. Its funny to imagine what dinos used to be big like Brontosaurus, Ceratosaurus and Styracosaurus. In terms of Brontosaurus appearances there is a few here that you didn't mention, either due to time or not finding them, that I'd at least wanna give mention. Most famously is the dinosaur Sinclair. Sinclair is the mascot of a well known oil company and is this green Brontosaurus. Even has a well known statue that stands across a Tyrannosaurus. Another appearance is the film Dinosaurus! Yes the film has an exclamation point in the title. This is a film released in 1960 that features a Brontosaurus and Tyrannosaurus frozen in an glacier before a lightning bolt revives them. And the last is Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend. This film is about an expedition and discovery of the Mokele Mbembe in Africa which turns out to be a family of Brontosauruses. Brontosaurus has had quite the extensive history

[@raptorrixx99-wv2hl]

Diplodicus from Walking with Dinosaurs: 👁👁

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

Apatosaurus is peak and am so glad you did it for this video You're such a great dude, and I hope you have a good day

[@dont-hurt-me2519]

Here are a few interpretations of Brontosaurus & Apatosaurus that I know of: The Animal World (1956) - A stop motion documentary that was animated by Ray Harryhausen & featured various dinosaurs; including the Brontosaurus. The Flintstones (1960) - Fred uses a Brontosaurus as a crane for mining, it also makes various appearances throughout the franchise as a background character & in some interpretations, Dino is said to be a Brontosaurus. Disneyland Railroad: Primeval World (1966) - The Primeval World is a segment of the Disneyland Railroad in which the train travels back to the age of the Dinosaurs. The segment basically recreates the Rite of Spring from Fantasia & features Brontosaurus (both Adult & Young) submerged in a lagoon eating water plants. Wah Chang's Dinosaurs: The Terrible Lizards (1970) - A stop motion dinosaur documentary that features Brontosaurus in one of its' segments. Land of the Lost (1974 & 1991) - This was a television show in which a family (The Marshall in 1974 & the Porters in 1991) fall through a time portal & are transported to parallel world where beings from different time periods are stranded. The primary inhabitants of this land are dinosaurs & the Brontosaurus was one of them. Two notable Brontosaurus from the 1974 series were a Baby named Dopey & an Adult named Emily. Epcot's Universe of Energy/Ellen's Universe of Energy (1982) - A ride at Disney World's Epcot that focused on the topic of energy. One segment of the ride takes passengers through the Age of Dinosaurs. This part of the ride is the same as the Primeval World at Disneyland & reuses many of the same animatronics. Brontosaurus (both young & adult) is featured here again submerged in a lagoon & eating water plants. Phil Tippett's Prehistoric Beast/Dinosaur! (1984) - A stop motion dinosaur documentary that was animated by Phil Tippett (Dinosaur Supervisor for Jurassic Park) & also features Brontosaurus (erroneously shown living in the Cretaceous) in a few segments Dino-Riders (1988) - Originally a toy franchise; it eventually got a TV series that featured Brontosaurus in it's twelfth episode (S1E12: Battle for Brontosaurus) Dink the Little Dinosaur (1989) - An animated TV series that focused on the daily lives of a group of young dinosaurs (very similar to The Land Before Time). The main character; Dink is an Apatosaurus (again, very similar to the Land Before Time). Dinosaurs (1991) - A family sitcom TV series in which Dinosaurs live very similar to humans. One of the characters eventually introduced in the series is a Brontosaurus named Monica. Dinotopia (Books & Animated Film) - Apatosaurus makes various throughout the Books & Animated Film as a background character. Dinosaur Adventure 3D (1999) - An interactive PC game that teaches the player about dinosaurs. Apatosaurus is one of the various dinosaurs the player can hatch from an egg in the game. Disney's The Legend of Tarzan (2001) - A TV show that acts as a continuation of the Disney film from 1999 & pulls inspiration from the original books series. The episode, Hidden World (S1E11), features the world of Pellucidar; an underground world where dinosaurs are still living. While not properly identified, either Brontosaurus or Apatosaurus is one of the dinosaurs featured in the episode. Prehistoric Kingdom (2022) - The End of January Dev Diary recently announced that Apatosaurus/Brontosaurus will be added to the game in Update 12

[@novastein9567]

About the neck spines: apatosaurins have These very distinct, triangular neck crosssections. On brontosaurus, the lower areas of each vertebrea have little rough areas, which many Interpret as being anchor points for keratinous clubs or even spikes. That's why in many modern paleo Art, it is depicted with These neck weapons

[@KonguZya]

Can I just say I really appreciate how positive your content is?

[@frumpkin9282]

The post-remodel apatosaurus from Beasts of Bermuda is definitely one of my favorites.

[@brotquel1592]

One you missed is good ol' Sludge, one of the original dinobots from the OG Transformers cartoon... and probably Dino, now that I think about it, from the Flintstones

[@thechickhouse2985]

First positive ‘The Good Dinosaur’ review

[@Yundoraphus004]

I think my brain exploded after you said that Brontosaurus IS a own Species!

[@levipetersen1048]

YES!!! I was nervous you wouldn't get to these for ages 🤩

[@dunsparce4prez560]

Yay i was waiting for this one. Thanks

[@Marcin9200]

The beasts of bermuda apatosaurus design is also very cool.

[@universaleye1689]

You also have the Jurassic world the game VIP apatosaurus and yes there's a mod in Jurassic world evolution 2 for brontosaurus and a saurpod cosmic skin pack and yes there's a mod on ark called prehistoric beasts that's got the apatosaurus in it

[@Spiritprime91]

Honestly Apatosaurus and Brontosaurus are both my favourite dinosaurs. I know you said you couldn't cover all of the media otherwise it would be too long of a movie, but there was one with Brontosaurus called "Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend", a really great movie with it being based on the legend Mokele-mbembe which was said to be a Brontosaurus. The animatronics used in the film were so good for its time.

[@TrainLizard]

Fun fact!most hebrivores will eat meat and small creatures like cows and horses with chicks,which means that herbivores in the Mesozoic would be hunting a bit also!(tbh that is scarier considering how strong and big they were)

[@mcdonaldssprite9023]

Great vid like usual

[@711desmond]

It would be cool to see you talk about the other Lego interpretations of dinosaurs cause they had a theme called Dino with a few unique designs

[@sandeepkunwar9518]

Hey I'm a new subscriber and love your content! Hope your channel grows big!

[@spideyfan5380]

Apatosaurus has been and always will be my favorite dinosaur, loved it since I was old enough to know what a dinosaur was

[@tm43977]

Do a Interpretation of Mammoths

[@sirisakchaising4753]

man..... when dino guy post new video it make my day goood 👍

[@raptorrixx99-wv2hl]

I am so proud they won the poll :3

[@justinwilliam6534]

Flintstones is famous for using Brontosaurus as cranes and their ribs are among Fred’s favourite meals.

[@Breviparopus]

One of my favourites

[@hhdfkkl]

I highly recommend the sitcom Dinosaur from 1991. It's got very neat and stylized dino designs

[@gattycroc8073]

I know I already said this but since you mentioned The Good Dinosaur, I just really hope you mention Josh Cotton's redesign of Arlo as an Alamosaurus.

[@CSL50th]

Please do more honarble mentions and keep it sweet and short.

[@johntodd3910]

My favorite land before time movies are these 1,3,4 ,5,6,7,8,10

[@matiasmarcelotoledop]

You just entered the gruop of the main five dinosaurs as i like to call it, i'm talking of the main five go-to dinosaurs present in almost every paleomedia: Tyrannosaurus Rex, Stegosaurus, Triceratops, Apatosaurus and Pteranodon(i know it's not a dinosaur but it always shows up in dinosaur media)

[@MissingLimbs42]

And the mangled, movie monster Velociraptor

[@hildabumagat2688]

​@@MissingLimbs42bipedal iguana (if you count that monstrosity of a velociraptor even though its designed from a completely different species entirely)

[@maozilla9149]

nice

[@gabrieljvelez-perez9275]

If there’s gonna be a part 2, you should include the iconic ones from The Flintstones.

[@RandomDinofan-xn2kk]

Very good vid, apatosaurus also appear in the dino dan website game

[@polarbear4072]

You should check out some of Prior Extinction's dinosaur designs Very nice video by the way❤.

[@crocdoctor7581]

have you done a video on Utahraptor or Postosuchus both are among my favorites

[@koltenwonnacott3276]

YES TIME FOR REAL SAUROPOD HOURS BABAYYYYY

[@gregoryrook-green453]

Yes

[@Big-Daddy1983]

Do Interpretations of Triceratops please

[@joshcopley9039]

If you've never seen the 1985 film "Baby" you should check it out. It features Brontosaurus.

[@rottenartist5900]

the Fossil Fighters design for apatosaurus has a half n half thing goin on! pretty sure thats as a reference to the uncertainty around apatosaurus and brontosaurus at the time? the front half is solid red, and the back half is yellow with a bit of a clubbed tail and false eyes!

[@MohaSteam]

Can you make the many interpitations of Deinonychus/Velociraptor video ?

[@forgottensoul64]

I don't know if you've heard this already, but I'd recommend exploring the Digimon franchise, which contains a lot of monsters inspired by dinosaurs.

[@Dinoslay]

Brontosaurus also appeared in the Dino Riders cartoon.

[@711desmond]

There is actually a Lego spinosaurus mini figure although it’s not from a Jurassic theme, I think the theme was called Lego studios

[@prehistoricchannel128]

Indeed. I mainly refer to a recent/updated version.

[@the247exorcist9]

There are multiple ark mods that give us an apatosaurus, but from what i recall that AC2: wild ark has the most accurate apatosaurus.

[@tyrannotherium7873]

The apatosaurus from walking with dinosaurs looks more thicker, has a thicker neck

[@Toonking1985]

You forgot the Apatosauruses/Brontosauruses from The Animal World, Dinosaurus, Journey to the Beginning of Time, The Flintstones, Land of the Lost (1970's and 1990's), Jim Henson's Dinosaurs, etc.

[@user-H_m]

I am hoping you can do brachiosaurus sometime soon!

[@CSL50th]

Also can you do a carcharidontasauridae or allosauridae preferably saurophaganax

[@something6637]

The largest individuals of Apatosaurus reached a mass comparable to the largest titanosaurs

[@remuslazar2033]

You forgot Baby Secret of the lost Legend, a 1985 movie about Mokele Mbembe

[@tylorcalvin2122]

Can you do the brachiosaurus next?

[@johntodd3910]

My favorite sauropod

[@xavierchaves7090]

I hope we get a ceratopsid soon

[@Meme-penguin69]

Hey dino guy can you do pachyrhinosaurs next

[@amberhankins3983]

My favorite brontosaurus is the 1933 version its so aggressive

[@LorenzoVargas1981]

Wonder if Baby:Secret of the Lost Legend should be included 🤔

[@KadenSlinker-cw6cl]

I remember Dinosaur Train

[@koltenwonnacott3276]

Can we put Brachiosaurus/Giraffatitan on the next poll?

[@dimetrodon2250]

Its a bit sad that you didnt cover the Fossil Fighters design for this one. Since that game came out in 2008, when it was still believed that Apatosaurus and Brontosaurus were synonyms, they went with an interesting design where the front half is dark red, and the back half is lime green, abruptly split at the middle of the body. On the end of its tail, they put a small club with a pair of eye spots on it, making it look like it has a head at both ends (a bit like the Pushme-Pullyou or the Pokemon Girafarig), or like the front half of two sauropods were grafted together. The red half was supposed to represent Apatosaurus, while the back half represented Brontosaurs. Sadly this design is often overlooked even in the FossilFighters community since it is still fairly bland when compared to other sauropods like Brachiosaurus with its purple body and gold accents (and in may people's opinion the superior neutral type sauropod), Amargosaurus with its spikes, Nigersaurus with its unusual face, Toba Titanosaur for being one of the starter choices in Champions, or Sauroposeidon which goes all in on the whole Greek God of the Seas aesthetic complete with a beard, trident, and a really nice watery effect (plus it was one of the few designs that kept its core elements into Fossil Fighters Frontier and actually looks really cool in that game too)

[@joshuaW5621]

Even if Brontosaurus really is the same as Apatosaurus, the name Brontosaurus is unlikely to go away from the public anytime soon.

[@dedmed8139]

🦕

[@alexciesielski1840]

Better do brachi next or kentrosaurus

[@Meta_modernia]

IM 10 MINUTES EARLY🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@Jestalnaker94000]

Little Foot is an Apatosaurus? All this time, I thought he was a Camarasaurus. 😅

[@br61499]

You missed sludge from g1

[@theflyingdutchguy9870]

ahh, the brontopatosaurus

[@theflyingdutchguy9870]

or aprontosaurus. i kinda like that😂

[@maxsworld8878]

These videos are so great! But brontosaurus and apatosaurus are the same species

[@prehistoricchannel128]

As explained in the middle of the video. Since 2015, they have been established as separate genera.

[@sebastianjimenez-jh4en]

I think you forgot the Jurassic Park Novel Apatosaurus.

[@zaidencarlson1301]

Do many designs in media

[@zaidencarlson1301]

Of giganotosaurus.

[@joseflores1734]

You also forget Monica Deverdebrea from Dinosaur 1991, she also an apatosaurus.

[@prehistoricchannel128]

As I said, I don’t include every depcition.

[@joseflores1734]

@@prehistoricchannel128 oh... ok?

[@edulucifer]

Missed the beasts of bermuda apatosaurus

[@Blackclaw1000]

You Must Update your Interpretations Here Because Prehistoric Kingdom brings Apatosaurus and Brontosaurus to Life!!

[@Evi_Aoki]

how could you not include beasts of bermuda apato 😭

[@sleekchaser3049]

Why are you not including dinosaurs from the Flintstones?

[@prehistoricchannel128]

I included the Smilodon from that. I don’t include every depiction in every video

[@milesbradshaw6643]

I don't think the Brontosaurus from King Kong 2005 counts. Brontosaurus excelsus is a member of the diplodocid family, Brontosaurus baxteri(the sauropods from the film) appear to be a fictional species of titanosaur.

[@prehistoricchannel128]

All creatures from that film are highly evolved counterparts. But, they are still based on Brontosaurus, so will be included.

[@IMADINOSAURNOTABIRD]

Every single living animal in Ark, minus humans and Kairuku, is a fictional species too. I would say that still counts

[@Inflatablerexguy]

Is brontosaurus a titanosaur

[@TheGamingGorgo]

Day 800 of me asking him to check out prior extinction for these vid to🙁

[@zaidencarlson1301]

Of giganotosaurus

[@Guineaest_ofHOODels]

You fergot prior extinction apato

[@João-u8b]

I must say that you are quite handsome. (I'm not gay )

[@ODJJ-77.83]

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[@soot4355]

Brontosaurus is it's on genus

[@prehistoricchannel128]

11:44

[@riyam5295]

It sounds like you force yourself to like the worst of these designs.