apatosaurus

Apatosaurus could live in lakes or swamps, but mostly on dry land.

迷惑龙能生活在湖里或沼泽地中，但大部分都住在陆地上。

Taxonomists renamed it Apatosaurus in 1903 when it was discovered that two different names referred to the same dinosaur.

1903年，当发现有两个不同的名字指代这一恐龙时，分类学家们将它重新命名为 Apatosaurus。

Even at a mere 18 tonnes, Apatosaurus would still be an awesome sight.

即使只有区区18吨重，虚幻龙仍然会令人叹为观止。

The scientists also plugged the numbers for Apatosaurus, another huge plant-eating dinosaur.

科学家们还用上了关于另一种大型食草恐龙——雷龙的数据。

Over the course of 80 million years, they evolved into tractor-trailer sized, long-necked plant-eaters, like Apatosaurus, formerly known as Brontosaurus.

经过八千万年的演化，他们变成了长脖子的草食性恐龙，并且长得像拖拉机那么大了，就如迷惑龙，以前称雷龙，那么大。