diplodocus
Jurassic whip-tailed herbivore
Diplodocus is a genus of enormous plant-eating dinosaurs that lived during the late Jurassic period, roughly 150 million years ago.
Distinguished by its extraordinarily long neck and whip-like tail, it is among the longest land animals ever discovered, with some specimens exceeding 80 feet in length.
The name, meaning "double beam," refers to distinctive chevron-shaped bones on the underside of its tail.
Diplodocus remains a staple of natural history museums and dinosaur books.
Dinosaur-dominated geological period
- apatosaurusHuge plant-eating sauropod
- brontosaurusGiant long-necked dinosaur
- titanosaurLarge Cretaceous herbivorous dinosaur
- paleontologyStudy of ancient organisms
extinct · Mesozoic · herbivore · reptile · Morrison Formation · skeleton · museum · reconstruction
Act of unearthing
- paleontologyStudy of ancient organisms
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- petrificationBecoming rock-like
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
fossilization · specimen · quarry · bones · reconstruction · cast · mount · discovery
Slender beer bottle
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
- tailRear animal appendage
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
spine · ribs · limbs · nostrils · skull · counterbalance · posture
Feeding on pasture
- browsingCasual examination of options
- vegetationPlant life collectively
- fernsSpore-bearing vascular plants
- conifersCone-producing trees
Jurassic
Dinosaur-dominated geological period
- apatosaurusHuge plant-eating sauropod
- brontosaurusGiant long-necked dinosaur
- titanosaurLarge Cretaceous herbivorous dinosaur
paleontology · extinct · Mesozoic · herbivore · reptile · Morrison Formation · skeleton · museum · reconstruction · specimen
excavation
Act of unearthing
- paleontologyStudy of ancient organisms
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- petrificationBecoming rock-like
stratigraphy · fossilization · specimen · quarry · bones · reconstruction · cast · mount · discovery · Wyoming
longneck
Slender beer bottle
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
- tailRear animal appendage
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
skeleton · spine · ribs · limbs · nostrils · skull · counterbalance · posture
grazing
Feeding on pasture
- browsingCasual examination of options
- vegetationPlant life collectively
- fernsSpore-bearing vascular plants
conifers · cycads · foraging · plants · stripping · digestion
enormous
Extremely large in scale
towering · long · behemoth · titan · scale · length · bulk · largest · terrestrial
- herbivorous dinosaurstriceratops, stegosaurus, ankylosaurus, iguanodon, hadrosaur
- diplodocine
- fossilsdinosaur bones, ammonite, amber, ammonites, fossils
- megafaunaelephant, mammoth, woolly mammoth, mastodon, rhinoceros
- prehistoric lifedinosaur, dinosaurs, triceratops, Velociraptor, velociraptor
- long necksgiraffe, swan, flamingo, heron, crane
diplodocusvelociraptor
Small feathered Cretaceous predator
carnivore · predator · theropod · apex predator · hunter