Apatosaurus Floodplain T-Shirt — Plate 046

The Apatosaurus crossing a dry floodplain, reconstructed from the fossil evidence rather than from the movies.

Plate 046 of the Deep Time Atlas: museum-style paleo-art of Apatosaurus ajax, reconstructed from fossil evidence and current research.

Field notes

• Period and age: Late Jurassic, 152–151 Ma
• Where fossils are found: Morrison Formation, Colorado & Wyoming (USA)
• Group: Sauropods
• Setting in the art: Conifers, cycads, ginkgoes, ferns, horsetails, with no flowers or grass, which had not evolved yet
• What the fossils tell us: Massive, wide neck; separate from Brontosaurus again since 2015

The shirt

• Bella+Canvas 3001 unisex tee, 100% combed and ring-spun cotton (heather colors are a cotton-poly blend)
• Fabric weight: 4.2 oz/yd² (142 g/m²), soft and lightweight
• Pre-shrunk, side-seamed, shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Printed on demand (DTG) for you; blank sourced from Nicaragua, Mexico, Honduras or the US

Note: the fabric is slightly sheer and may show through a little in lighter colors.

Care: wash cold inside out, tumble dry low or hang dry, do not iron the print.