Apatosaurus (Brontosaurus)

Description: Apatosaurus (Brontosaurus) end of Jurassic, Mesozoic Charles R. Knight painting or mural. Knight's classic portrait of the enormous brontosaur Apatosurus. At the time he painted this mural, the skull of Apatosaurus was not known and the head was restored based on the skull of the Camarasaurus, another sauropod dinosaur. Signed Chas. R. Knight 1930
Attribution: (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
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Department(s)
  • Library
  • Photo Archives
  • Geology
Creator(s)
  • Photographer: Ron Testa : Field Museum of Natural History - Photography Division
Date: Created 01 Jun 1980
Physical Size and Format: 4x5 in. color transparency
Citation: Courtesy of: R. Testa. (c) Field Museum of Natural History. CC BY-NC 4.0. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/f2b2c7a2-a9b8-4ee0-91c0-dfabc04396ef (accessed on 10 Jul 2024)
Media File URL: http://fm-digital-assets.fieldmuseum.org/527/091/CK5T.jpg
Associated Catalog Number(s)
  • GE 566
Associated Specimen(s)
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CK5T.jpg
Apatosaurus (Brontosaurus) end of Jurassic, Mesozoic Charles R. Knight painting or mural. Knight's classic portrait of the enormous brontosaur Apatosurus. At the time he painted this mural, the skull of Apatosaurus was not known and the head was restored based on the skull of the Camarasaurus, another sauropod dinosaur. Signed Chas. R. Knight 1930
IRN: 527091
GUID: f2b2c7a2-a9b8-4ee0-91c0-dfabc04396ef