Diplodocia

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Original description: The diagram is based on strict consensus of five minimum-length trees using 13 ingroup taxa and 102 unordered characters (CI = 0.76; RI = 0.78) (Text S5). Scaled icons represent a diplodocid (Apatosaurus) [11], dicraeosaurid (Dicraeosaurus) [51], and a rebbachisaurid (Nigersaurus). Geographic distributions include Laurasian diplodocoids (western North America—Apatasaurus, Diplodocus, Suuwassea; Europe—Histriasaurus, Spanish rebbachisaurid) and Gondwanan diplodocoids (South America—Cathartesaura, Limaysaurus, Zapalasaurus; Africa—Rebbachisaurus, Nigersaurus). Temporal boundaries based on a recent timescale [52]. Color scheme: Laurasia (orange); Gondwana (blue); North America (solid orange); Europe (striped orange); South America (blue); Africa (striped blue).
Taxa Zapalasaurus

Original description: The diagram is based on strict consensus of five minimum-length trees using 13 ingroup taxa and 102 unordered characters (CI = 0.76; RI = 0.78) (Text S5). Scaled icons represent a diplodocid (Apatosaurus) [11], dicraeosaurid (Dicraeosaurus) [51], and a rebbachisaurid (Nigersaurus). Geographic distributions include Laurasian diplodocoids (western North America—Apatasaurus, Diplodocus, Suuwassea; Europe—Histriasaurus, Spanish rebbachisaurid) and Gondwanan diplodocoids (South America—Cathartesaura, Limaysaurus, Zapalasaurus; Africa—Rebbachisaurus, Nigersaurus). Temporal boundaries based on a recent timescale [52]. Color scheme: Laurasia (orange); Gondwana (blue); North America (solid orange); Europe (striped orange); South America (blue); Africa (striped blue).

description Apatosaurus Cathartesaura Dicraeosauridae +10
Reconstructions of diplodocoid skulls used in this analysis.

Reconstructions of Nigersaurus and Diplodocus modified from [10] and [34], respectively. All other reconstructions based on material listed in Table S1. Skulls scaled to equivalent anteroposterior lengths.
Taxa Suuwassea

Reconstructions of diplodocoid skulls used in this analysis. Reconstructions of Nigersaurus and Diplodocus modified from [10] and [34], respectively. All other reconstructions based on material listed in Table S1. Skulls scaled to equivalent anteroposterior lengths.

Diplodocia Nigersaurus Suuwassea skull
Detalle del mural de Jonathan Morillas (Doger) del año 2015 en el número 2 de la calle Pinillos, barrio de Lagunillas, Málaga, España. El mural presenta un paisaje prehistórico con un grupo de dinosaurios. En la imagen, tres pequeños tiranosaurios junto a un triceratops con diplodocus y pterosaurios al fondo.https://www.instagram.com/p/4ko3Tsq_IL][1]

Detalle del mural de Jonathan Morillas (Doger) del año 2015 en el número 2 de la calle Pinillos, barrio de Lagunillas, Málaga, España. El mural presenta un paisaje prehistórico con un grupo de dinosaurios. En la imagen, tres pequeños tiranosaurios junto a un triceratops con diplodocus y pterosaurios al fondo.https://www.instagram.com/p/4ko3Tsq_IL][1]

Diplodocia Triceratops
Illustration of Brontosaurus in the water, and Diplodocus on land. The idea that Brontosaurus was wholly or mostly aquatic is now considered outdated. Tail dragging and Camarasaurus-like skull are also inaccurate.

Illustration of Brontosaurus in the water, and Diplodocus on land. The idea that Brontosaurus was wholly or mostly aquatic is now considered outdated. Tail dragging and Camarasaurus-like skull are also inaccurate.

drawing old school paleoart Brontosauria +3
Detalle del mural de Jonathan Morillas (Doger) del año 2015 en el número 2 de la calle Pinillos, barrio de Lagunillas, Málaga, España. El mural presenta un paisaje prehistórico con un grupo de dinosaurios. En la imagen, tres pequeños tiranosaurios junto a un triceratops con diplodocus y pterosaurios al fondo.https://www.instagram.com/p/4ko3Tsq_IL][1]

Detalle del mural de Jonathan Morillas (Doger) del año 2015 en el número 2 de la calle Pinillos, barrio de Lagunillas, Málaga, España. El mural presenta un paisaje prehistórico con un grupo de dinosaurios. En la imagen, tres pequeños tiranosaurios junto a un triceratops con diplodocus y pterosaurios al fondo.https://www.instagram.com/p/4ko3Tsq_IL][1]

Diplodocia Triceratops Tyrannosaurus
Galeamopus hayi (formerly Diplodocus) type specimen (HMNS 175, formerly CM 662)
Jurassic Period
140,000,000 years old
The animal was 78ft long, 12 ft high at the hips, and probably weighed 10-15 tons.

Wikipedia Loves Art at the Houston Museum of Natural Science
This photo of item # [1] at the Houston Museum of Natural Science was contributed under the team name "The_Wookies" as part of the Wikipedia Loves Art project in February 2009. Houston Museum of Natural Science

The original photograph on Flickr was taken by andytang20—please add a comment to the original Flickr page whenever a use has been made on Wikipedia or another project.
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Taxa Diplodocinae

Galeamopus hayi (formerly Diplodocus) type specimen (HMNS 175, formerly CM 662) Jurassic Period 140,000,000 years old The animal was 78ft long, 12 ft high at the hips, and probably weighed 10-15 tons. Wikipedia Loves Art at the Houston Museum of Natural Science This photo of item # [1] at the Houston Museum of Natural Science was contributed under the team name "The_Wookies" as part of the Wikipedia Loves Art project in February 2009. Houston Museum of Natural Science The original photograph on Flickr was taken by andytang20—please add a comment to the original Flickr page whenever a use has been made on Wikipedia or another project. Project galleries on Flickr: this institution, this team

museum Jurassic specimen Diplodocia +2
Diplodocus
Taxa Diplodocus
Diplodocia

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The Haolonggood Diplodocus Dinosaur Model Photographed in the Sunshine
scale toy Dinosauria Diplodocia
The Haolonggood Diplodocus dinosaur model is an impressive prehistoric animal figure. Measuring around seventy-five centimetres in length, this 1:35 scale replica makes a real statement in any collection. Recently, young dinosaur fan and talented artist Caldey sent Everything Dinosaur a wonderful photograph of the Haolonggood Diplodocus dinosaur model (Meng Kang variant) enjoying some bright sunshine
13/06/2026 everythingdinosaur
Les os géants d'un camarasaure exposés pour la première fois à Angoulême
The giant bones of a camarasaur exhibited for the first time in Angoulême
bone museum Camarasaurus Diplodocia discovery
The Angoulême museum is exhibiting, from Friday May 22, the bones of a camarasaur, a 20-meter-long cousin of the diplodocus. A first, two years after their spectacular discovery in Angeac-Charente (Charente).
22/05/2026 sciencesetavenir ⚙ Auto-translated
This strange giant dinosaur may change what we know about Jurassic titans
Argentina Jurassic fossil Bicharracosaurus Brachiosauria Brachiosauridae Dinosauria Diplodocia evolution
A bizarre new giant dinosaur discovered in Argentina is giving paleontologists a fresh look at how Jurassic titans evolved in the Southern Hemisphere. Bicharracosaurus dionidei stretched about 20 meters long and carried a strange mix of features seen in both Diplodocus and Brachiosaurus relatives. Scientists believe it could represent the first known Jurassic brachiosaurid from South America, helping fill a major gap in the dinosaur fossil record.
12/05/2026 sciencedaily