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Dinosaurs

Diplodocus

di-PLOD-uh-kus
Diplodocus longus

Diplodocus

dinosaurs
Body Type

Sauropod

Type

Sauropoda

Meaning

double beam

Length

26m

Weight

20000kg - 25000kg

Taxanomy
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda, Neosauropoda, Diplodocoidea, Diplodocidae, Diplodocus
Found In
USA
Range
156-151 mya
Diet
Herbivorous
Quick Facts
    Although longer dinosaurs have since been discovered, Diplodocus was thought to be the longest for many years
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Information
Diplodocus had a long neck that it would have used to reach high and low vegetation, and to drink water. There has been some debate over how such a long neck would have been held.
Alternate Names