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Diplodocus
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Diplodocus was a massive plant-eater (herbivore) that lived in the
Jurassic period,
155 to 145 million years ago, in North America.
Diplodocus was usually around 85 feet (25.9 meters) long, although some specimens were
as long as 100 feet (30.5 meters).
Most of its length was taken up its 24 feet (7.3 meters) neck, and its 46 feet (14 meters)
tail. Its body was only about 13 feet (4 meters) long, and its head was comparatively
tiny, just 2 feet (60 centimeters) long.
Diplodocus probably only weighed around 11 tons, about one third as much
as Apatosaurus, and only
about one eighth as much as
Brachiosaurus.
The first
fossil
skeleton of Diplodocus was found at Como Bluff,
Wyoming
by Benjamin Mudge and Samuel Wendell Williston in 1878. This specimen was
named Diplodocus longus (meaning "long double-beam")
by
Othniel C. Marsh.
Fossils of
Diplodocus are common, and many other specimens have been found, except
for the skull which is usually missing, even from otherwise complete
skeletons.
Over the years, there has been much debate over Diplodocus' posture
and lifestyle:
- Othniel C. Marsh,
originally suggested the creature was probably aquatic based on the position
of the animal's nasal openings in the skull. However, this theory
has subsequently been discarded based on the fact that the water pressure on
the animal's chest wall would have made it impossible for Diplodocus
to breathe.
- An alternative explanation for the position of the nasal openings that
has been proposed, is that Diplodocus may have had a trunk. However,
research regarding the animal's facial nerve and positioning of Diplodocus'
nostrils does not seem to support this theory.
- When Diplodocus was first discovered, it was often depicted with its
limbs splayed in a sprawling lizard-like posture. This theory was also rejected:
in this case, W. J. Holland demonstrated, that because of the great
size of the animal's rib cage, a sprawling posture would have meant that
the animal could only walk with the help of large trenches to pull its
belly through!
- Although many depictions of Diplodocus show the animal with its head
up high, some scientists now argue that such a posture would not have been
possible, simply because the heart would not have been able to sustain the
blood pressure necessary to get enough oxygen to the brain. Additionally, in
further support of this position, it has been argued that the structure of
Diplodocus' neck vertebrae would not have permitted the animal to bend
its neck far upwards.
- Evidence has recently been found, suggesting
that Diplodocus and its relatives may have had
spines made of keratin on its back, perhaps similar to
the spines found on modern Iguanas.
Diplodocus is depicted with this feature in
Walking with Dinosaurs
 .
Diplodocus was a herbivore (plant-eater) that lived from 155 to 145 million years ago
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Diplodocus Facts
Here is a summary of some of the key facts about Diplodocus:
- Diplodocus was a genus of dinosaur.
- "Diplodocus" means "double beam" (referring to double-beamed bones in the underside of its tail). The name was chosen by Othniel C. Marsh in 1878.
- Diplodocus was a member of the Saurischia ("lizard-hipped") order of dinosaurs. What this means, is that although Diplodocus was not closely related to lizards, it did have similarly shaped pelvic bones.
- Diplodocus was a Sauropod - a member of a group of related large quadrupedal herbivorous (plant-eating) dinosaur with long necks.
- Diplodocus lived between about 155 million years ago and 145 million years ago, during the Jurassic period.
- Diplodocus lived in North America.
- Diplodocus was a herbivore (plant-eater).
- Diplodocus is thought to have been a grazer, and probably could not have raised its head very far above the ground level.
- Diplodocus was usually about 85 feet (25.9 meters) long, although sometimes it grew as long as 100 feet (30.5 meters).
- Diplodocus weighed about 11 tons.
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By Sally Ann Lee
Capstone Press
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- ISBN: 1491408219
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- Author: Sally Ann Lee
- Publication Date: July 1st, 2014
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By Daniel Nunn
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Diplodocus (All About Dinosaurs)- Manufacturer: Heinemann
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- Number of Pages: 24
- Author: Daniel Nunn
- Publication Date: July 1st, 2014
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By Ilja Nieuwland
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American Dinosaur Abroad: A Cultural History of Carnegie's Plaster Diplodocus- Manufacturer: University of Pittsburgh Press
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- ISBN: 0822966522
- EAN: 9780822966524
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- Number of Pages: 360
- Author: Ilja Nieuwland
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By Rex Stone
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- ISBN: 0545112478
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- Number of Pages: 80
- Author: Rex Stone
- Publication Date: February 1st, 2010
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By Rebecca Sabelko
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- ISBN: 1618917285
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- Format: Illustrated
- Edition: Illustrated
- Number of Pages: 32
- Author: Rebecca Sabelko
- Publication Date: August 1st, 2019
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By Fran Bromage
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- ISBN: 1725395134
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- Edition: 1
- Number of Pages: 24
- Author: Fran Bromage
- Publication Date: December 15th, 2019
- Release Date: December 15th, 2019
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CollectA Diplodocus Dinosaur Toy Dinosaur Figure - Authentic Hand Painted & Paleontologist Approved Model- Manufacturer: CollectA
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Details:Physical Description:- Size: 9.8425 Inches by 7.874 Inches by 2.7559 Inches
- Weight: 0.45 Pounds
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Features:- FUN FACTS: Diplodocus means: "Double beam", and this comes from a the feature of the backbone. They were also the longest dinosaur at 88 feet long.
- PALEONTOLOGIST APPROVED: Working with experts from across the globe, Collecta hand-painted figurines are all factually accurate and paleontologist-approved, so little ones get to learn while they play.
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- PartNumber: 43221-5929
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Physical Description:- Size: 2.8 Inches by 18.0 Inches by 8.0 Inches
Features:- THE LONG DINOSAUR - Diplodocus is one of the most famous long-necked dinosaurs. At over 88 ft long from the tip of its snout to the end of its whip-like tail, Diplodocus is as long as three buses. This ground-shaking plant eater occupied North America during the Late Jurassic, about 153 million years ago.
- LONG NECK AND DEEP CHEST - This well-known, long-necked dinosaur was named in 1878. Many Diplodocus skeletons are known from the Jurassic deposits of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Some early reconstructions wrongly portrayed Diplodocus in a sprawling posture, but this would have required a trench in the ground to accommodate its deep chest.
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- PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS - This huge model is 18 inches long and 4.5 inches high. It is an eye-catching turquoise on top and cream below.
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Details:Physical Description:- Size: 11.5 Inches by 5.0 Inches by 13.0 Inches
- Weight: 2.20462262 Pounds
- Color: Grey
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- Color: Green
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Wild Republic Dinosaurs, Diplodocus Plush, Dinosaur Stuffed Animal, Plush Toy, Gifts for Kids, 29 inches- Manufacturer: Wild Republic
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Physical Description:- Size: 80.0 Centimeters
- Weight: 0.7275254646 Pounds
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