Uploaded July 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
thegeekgroup.org - Brontosaurus has been a popular request over the last few months. After a modest correction relating to naming conventions, Steve obliges! Using a rather jiggly example, he covers what made these creatures extremely successful for their time.
UPDATE: An extremely thorough 2015 study of the Diplodocidae found Brontosaurus to be a separate genus from Apatosaurus! They're still more closely related to each other than to the other Diplodocids, though. peerj.com/articles/857/#discussion
Video Links:
01:00 plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0078573#pone-0078573-g003
01:46 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Como_Bluff
01:54 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Lakes
03:48 archive.org/details/Gertie
05:22 rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/271/Suppl_4/S180.full.pdf
12:11 http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app54/app54-213.pdf
14:01 http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app54/app54-213.pdf
15:26 rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2012/09/26/rsbl.2012.0778.long
15:53 plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0078573
16:09 plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0018304
17:03 geosociety.org/news/pr/10-63.htm
17:21 paleopastori.deviantart.com/art/quot-Speedy-quot-the-Sauropod-200310190
18:01 thegeekgroup.org
If you would like to send in a dinosaur for Steve to look at, please ship it to this address:
Steven Bellettini
c/o: The Geek Group
902 NW Leonard Street
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
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Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, The Geek Group provides access to science, technology, engineering and math by developing programming and facilities for individuals and institutions to learn, explore, innovate and play at an independent pace according to their needs. The Geek Group has many thousands of members scattered across the globe, in every state in the US and one hundred and forty-two countries. Come help us build Awesome!
thegeekgroup.org - Brontosaurus has been a popular request over the last few months. After a modest correction relating to naming conventions, Steve obliges! Using a rather jiggly example, he covers what made these creatures extremely successful for their time.
UPDATE: An extremely thorough 2015 study of the Diplodocidae found Brontosaurus to be a separate genus from Apatosaurus! They're still more closely related to each other than to the other Diplodocids, though. peerj.com/articles/857/#discussion
Video Links:
01:00 plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0078573#pone-0078573-g003
01:46 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Como_Bluff
01:54 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Lakes
03:48 archive.org/details/Gertie
05:22 rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/271/Suppl_4/S180.full.pdf
12:11 http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app54/app54-213.pdf
14:01 http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app54/app54-213.pdf
15:26 rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2012/09/26/rsbl.2012.0778.long
15:53 plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0078573
16:09 plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0018304
17:03 geosociety.org/news/pr/10-63.htm
17:21 paleopastori.deviantart.com/art/quot-Speedy-quot-the-Sauropod-200310190
18:01 thegeekgroup.org
If you would like to send in a dinosaur for Steve to look at, please ship it to this address:
Steven Bellettini
c/o: The Geek Group
902 NW Leonard Street
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Subscribe for more dinos, explosions, science videos, and general geek related awesomeness.
Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, The Geek Group provides access to science, technology, engineering and math by developing programming and facilities for individuals and institutions to learn, explore, innovate and play at an independent pace according to their needs. The Geek Group has many thousands of members scattered across the globe, in every state in the US and one hundred and forty-two countries. Come help us build Awesome!
