Back when you were a kid and you were first learning about dinosaurs – almost no matter what age you are today – you probably learned about a dinosaur named Brontosaurus. As one of the first dinosaurs ...

This week there's word going round that Brontosaurus is back. In fact, though, the name is only back according to one study. One study does not make the entire scientific community change its mind.

The dinosaur with an identity crisis is standing on its own four legs again. On April 14, the museum will officially re-label its specimen Brontosaurus. YaleNews spoke with Jacques Gauthier, professor ...

Although well known as one of the most iconic dinosaurs, Brontosaurus (the 'thunder lizard') has long been considered misclassified. Since 1903, the scientific community has believed that the genus ...

Brontosaurus, the long-necked plant-eating dinosaur, has always been a classroom favorite. Never mind that it was declassified as a genus all its own in 1903 and lumped under the name Apatosaurus. But ...

Brontosaurus has come thundering back after being sent into exile by the scientific community. The giant dinosaur and its evocative name - meaning "thunder lizard" - has enthralled generations of ...

After spending more than a century dismissed as a mislabeled Apatosaurus, Brontosaurus may be getting its identity back. A small number of paleontologists have been campaigning for the dinosaur’s ...

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NEW HAVEN — Stegosaurus has headed for Canada. So has Archelon, the giant turtle. Other fossils and mammals have been crated and sent to Yale University’s West Campus for storage and preservation. In ...

Everybody loves a good comeback story – especially one that’s dino-sized. After its name was booted from science books for more than a century, a new study suggests that the Brontosaurus belongs to ...