Apatosaurus ("deceptive lizard") is a genus of extinct sauropod
dinosaurs that lived in North America during the Late Jurassic period.
Fossils from the Morrison Formation of Colorado, Oklahoma, and Utah
indicate an average length of 21–22.8 m (69–75 ft) and an average
mass of 16.4–22.4 t (18.1–24.7 short tons), but a few specimens are
11% to 30% longer and 32.7–72.6 t (36.0–80.0 short tons). The
cervical vertebrae are less elongated and more heavily constructed than
those of Diplodocus, and the bones of the leg are much stockier despite
being longer, implying that Apatosaurus was a more robust animal. The
tail was held above the ground during normal locomotion. It had a single
claw on each forelimb and three on each hindlimb. The skull is similar
to that of Diplodocus. It browsed foliage and likely held its head
elevated. Air sacs permeated and lightened its vertebrae. In North
America during the late Jurassic, Apatosaurus lived alongside dinosaurs
such as Diplodocus, Allosaurus, Camarasaurus, and Stegosaurus.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apatosaurus>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1811:
Peninsular War: An allied force of British, Spanish, and
Portuguese troops clashed with the French at the Battle of Albuera south
of Badajoz, Spain.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Albuera>
1916:
The United Kingdom and France signed the Sykes–Picot
Agreement, a secret agreement considered to have shaped the Middle East,
defining the borders of Iraq and Syria.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sykes%E2%80%93Picot_Agreement>
1929:
The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Hollywood
Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Academy_Awards>
1961:
The Military Revolution Committee, led by Park Chung-hee,
carried out a bloodless coup against the government of Yun Bo-seon,
ending the Second Republic of South Korea.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_16_coup>
1975:
Japanese climber Junko Tabei became the first woman to reach
the summit of Mount Everest.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junko_Tabei>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
twaddle:
(uncountable) Empty or silly idle talk or writing; nonsense, rubbish.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/twaddle>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The light comes at the same time as the Voice. … I will not tell
you all; I have not leave; my oath does not touch on that. My Voice is
good and to be honored. I am not bound to answer you about it. I request
that the points on which I do not now answer may be given me in writing.
… You shall not know yet. There is a saying among children, that
"Sometimes one is hanged for speaking the truth."
--Joan of Arc
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc>
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