Dinosaurs! - Diplodocus

Diplodocus
"Double Beam"

Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Sauropodomorpha
Infraorder: Sauropoda

Physical Characteristics

100' in length

12 tons

13'long body with extremely long tail and neck

Tiny head (2' long)

Peg-shaped teeth

Herbivore

Fossil Sites

Wyoming, Oklahoma, Utah, Colorado, USA.

Geologic Age

Late Jurassic

Paleo Notes

The lion's share of diplodocus' length came from it's whip-like tail. It is theorized that diplodocus may have been able to rear up on it's hind legs to reach high vegetation.

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