World of Dinosaurs/Diplodocus

Basics

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Diplodocus means "Double Beam".

This refers to tail vertebrae having two chevrons on them.

Diplodocus lived during the Jurassic Period.

Anatomy

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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

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Diplodocus are sauropods.

All sauropods are dinosaurs.

All dinosaurs are amniotes and all dinosaurs are tetrapods.

Biomechanics

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Fossil Record

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Ecology

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Biogeography

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