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Some 156.3 to 146.8 million years ago during the Late Jurassic period, a dense fog rolled over a grove of cycads, dew clinging to their emerald green fronds as the first morning light beamed over the horizon. Small primitive mammals scurry about in their shadows in search insects in the cool light of the dawn; Suddenly a huge crash startles the small creatures back into their hidden places of safety. Another crash sounds and the ground shakes, the dew falls to the ground like rain as the Thunder Lizards arrive.

The morning mist makes way as massive scaly bodies push through on their way to their next meal. Up to 72 feet in length their long necks sway back and forth on the lookout for something tasty, their massive bulk plows through the undergrowth followed behind by whip-like tales, at 17 tons the whole forest trembles in their presence.
B. excelsus was first described by O.C. Marsh in 1879, for a century its name stood among the likes of Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops horridus as a quintessential example of what the world thinks of when they hear the word "Dinosaur." Although there has been some confusion among the public as new studies come out and names have been changed and now changed back, and possibly changed again, the silhouette of Brontosaurus is still what people think of when they conjure up images of long necked giants knocking down trees in a prehistoric forest looking for plants to eat like some sort of giant reptilian cow.

Description

Some 156.3 to 146.8 million years ago during the Late Jurassic period, a dense fog rolled over a grove of cycads, dew clinging to their emerald green fronds as the first morning light beamed over the horizon. Small primitive mammals scurry about in their shadows in search insects in the cool light of the dawn; Suddenly a huge crash startles the small creatures back into their hidden places of safety. Another crash sounds and the ground shakes, the dew falls to the ground like rain as the Thunder Lizards arrive.

The morning mist makes way as massive scaly bodies push through on their way to their next meal. Up to 72 feet in length their long necks sway back and forth on the lookout for something tasty, their massive bulk plows through the undergrowth followed behind by whip-like tales, at 17 tons the whole forest trembles in their presence.
B. excelsus was first described by O.C. Marsh in 1879, for a century its name stood among the likes of Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops horridus as a quintessential example of what the world thinks of when they hear the word "Dinosaur." Although there has been some confusion among the public as new studies come out and names have been changed and now changed back, and possibly changed again, the silhouette of Brontosaurus is still what people think of when they conjure up images of long necked giants knocking down trees in a prehistoric forest looking for plants to eat like some sort of giant reptilian cow.