Changes: Brontosaurus

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Brontosauruses (also simply called Brontos) are a species of giant dinosaurs which existed during the Stone Age featured in the franchise of The Flintstones and were the franchise's most iconic dinosaurs after Dino. They were quite possibly the most important creatures in caveman society, as they were essential for cities around the world, most especially Bedrock, both both their use in construction and as the primary staple food source for caveman society.

Background

Brontosauruses were gigantic long-necked dinosaurs with thick scaly hides and equally long and thick tails. They came in a large variety of colors and sizes ranged from large to gigantic. A few also had ridges along their backs which allowed them to be used as stairs, although these were pretty rare. Despite being hairless, a few brontosauruses did sport small tufts of hair on their heads, much like certain breeds of dogasaurses (specifically the snorkasaurus).

Brontosauruses were of utmost importance to caveman society , serving a wide variety of essential uses within society, with one of the most essential of all being construction.

Bronto-Cranes

Bronto-Cranes were specially trained brontosauruses bred for the sole purpose of construction labor, as their large size made them the perfect animal for doing heavy work. Bronto-Cranes were used for excavation, piling, mining, building, demolition and anything else that was require for the collection of materials and the construction of buildings. Fred Flintstone made a living as a bronto-crane operator and he was one of the few to understand the rig of a bronto-crane perfectly, with his only shortcoming in the field being his desire to goof off. Bronto-Cranes functioned by being controlled through reigns tied to their mouths, necks and tails. These reigns were fitted to a small cab on the back of the dinosaur which was large enough to hold a single caveman. The reigns were operated by a primitive control system of levers and pulleys inside of the cab. Bronto-Cranes however were not without their short comings, as they required constant dental care to keep their teeth in tiptop shape.

Other Uses

Aside from construction, brontos could be used for any other large scale (and a few small scale) jobs, functioning as bridges, elevators, stairs, transportation, maintenance and most importantly food.

Bronto-Bridges connected all the roads and pathways that led over deep canyons and deep rivers, and for the really long and deep crevices, Bronto-Drawbridges were used, having two brontos instead of one that would link themselves by the tail, and only ever raising their tails for crossing boats, ships and rafts.

Early on during the time period of the original show, the Bedrock Bowl-a-Rama used monkeys to set their pins, but 20 years later at the time of Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby, monkeys had been replaced with brontos dubbed "Bronto-Bowl-a-Ramas", which were far faster than at setting pins than monkeys, able to scoop up all fallen pins at ones with its mouth and spit them out fully organized just as quickly.

Due to their long necks, Brontos also made excellent elevators, although hotels would often instead employee crane birds or monkeys.

Brontos would occasionally be used as beasts of burden due to their strength, either as trucks for pulling or carrying heavy cargo in the streets or airport, or simply as an alternative to a car, which was rare due to their slowness, but it made them an excellent vehicle for Drive-Ins that gave their owners an excellent view high above all the other cars.

Culinary Uses

Quite possibly the most essential and regular of the brontosaurus was as a major food source, with bronto meat being as essential and common as cow meat is in real life, and although the modern Stone Age already had cowasauruses, cavemen still preferred the large, tasty and filling scrumptiousness of bronto meat. Bronto meat was often considered the best of all foods and could be made into a wide assortment of different forms and culinary meals. Bronto Steaks, Bronto Ham, Bronto Beef, Bronto Hash, Bronto Sausages, Bronto Soup, Bronto Dogs, Bronto Sandwiches, Bronto Roasts, Bronto Ribs, and most importantly Bronto Burgers, which were served all across places like Bedrock and beyond in almost every eating establishment, but even all restaurants had at least one example of bronto meat somewhere in the menu.

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Notes/Trivia

Bronto-Cranes have also alternately been referred to as Dino-Cranes.

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 Aside from construction, brontos could be used for any other large scale (and a few small scale) jobs, functioning as bridges, elevators, stairs, transportation, maintenance and most importantly food.
 Bronto-Bridges connected all the roads and pathways that led over deep canyons and deep rivers, and for the really long and deep crevices, Bronto-Drawbridges were used, having two brontos instead of one that would link themselves by the tail, and only ever raising their tails for crossing boats, ships and rafts.
 Early on during the time period of the original show, the [[Bedrock Bowl-a-Rama]] used monkeys to set their pins, but 20 years later at the time of ''[[Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby]]'', monkeys had been replaced with brontos dubbed "Bronto-Bowl-a-Ramas", which were far faster than at setting pins than monkeys, able to scoop up all fallen pins at ones with its mouth and spit them out fully organized just as quickly.
+Due to their long necks, Brontos also made excellent elevators, although hotels would often instead employee crane birds or monkeys.
-Brontos would occasionally be used as beasts of burden due to their strength, either as trucks for pulling or carrying heavy cargo in the streets or airport, or simply as an alternative to a car, which was rare due to their slowness, but it made them an excellent vehicle for Drive-Ins that gave their owners an excellent view high above all the other cars.
+Brontos would occasionally be used as beasts of burden due to their strength, either as trucks for pulling or carrying heavy cargo in the streets or airport, or simply as an alternative to a car, which was rare due to their slowness, but it made them an excellent vehicle for Drive-Ins that gave their owners an excellent view high above all the other cars.
 ===Culinary Uses===