World of Dinosaurs/Diplodocus

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Basics[edit | edit source]

Diplodocus means "Double Beam".

This refers to tail vertebrae having two chevrons on them.

Diplodocus lived during the Jurassic Period.

Anatomy[edit | edit source]

They are one of the longest dinosaurs ever.

They have very small heads (2 feet) compared to the 85 feet of its total body.

They had peg shaped teeth.

Phylogeny[edit | edit source]

Diplodocus are sauropods.

All sauropods are dinosaurs.

All dinosaurs are amniotes and all dinosaurs are tetrapods.

Biomechanics[edit | edit source]

Fossil Record[edit | edit source]

Ecology[edit | edit source]

Biogeography[edit | edit source]

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