Apatosaurus which Marsh had described "Brontosaurus". Most of the skeleton was found, and after comparison with both "Brontosaurus" and "Apatosaurus ajax", Riggs realized that the holotype of "A.ajax" was immature, and thus the features distinguishing the genera were not valid. Since "Apatosaurus" was the earlier name, "Brontosaurus" should be considered a junior synonym of "Apatosaurus". Because of this, Riggs recombined "Brontosaurus excelsus" as "Apatosaurus excelsus". Based on comparisons with other species proposed to belong to "Apatosaurus", Riggs also determined that the Field Columbian Museum specimen was likely most similar to "A.excelsus". Despite Riggs' publication, Henry Fairfield Osborn, who was a strong
Dinosaur (Disney's Animal Kingdom) Dinosaur (Disney's Animal Kingdom) Dinosaur, formerly known as Countdown to Extinction is a dark ride EMV attraction at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The ride features a turbulent journey through the late Cretaceous period, featuring prehistoric scenes populated with dinosaur audio-animatronics. Originally named "Countdown to Extinction" when the park opened in 1998, the ride's name was later changed to "Dinosaur" to promote the Disney animated film of the same name. However, the two dinosaurs most prominently featured in the ride have always been an "Iguanodon" and "Carnotaurus", which were both featured prominently in the