Google, you guys!

[Whirligig Girl]

So if you're using Google Chrome (Or maybe other browsers, idk), the built in spell-checking database will spell-suggest/correct apatosaurus to brontosaurus.

If you don't get why that's funny, watch

. Edited October 26, 2014 by GregroxMun

[Whirligig Girl]

Unfortunately there's no "Did you mean: Brontosaurus" when you SEARCH for apatosaurus; but that makes my discovery even better!

[NFUN]

Isn't apatosaurus the correct term, and brontosaurus is inaccurate?

[ZedNova]

Isn't apatosaurus the correct term, and brontosaurus is inaccurate?

Yeah, brontosaurus never existed.

[Kryten]

Yeah, brontosaurus never existed.

It's a bit more complex than that; the animal described as 'brontosaurus' is accepted as a real, separate species (A. excelsus), but isn't thought to be distinct enough from the type Apatosaurus species (A. ajax) to warrant a different genus. If A. excelsus ever gets split out into a separate genus again, that genus will be called 'Brontosaurus'-and there's a very good chance this will happen within the next few years due to new discoveries within the group.

[Kryten]

Aaand, we now have an analysis strongly supporting Brontosaurus as a valid genus. Nostalgics rejoice.