Diplodocusis one of the most famous long-necked dinosaurs. At over 88 ft long from the tip of its snout to the end of its whip-like tail,Diplodocusis as long as three buses. This ground-shaking plant eater occupied North America during the Late Jurassic, about 153 million years ago.

• Scientific Name:Diplodocus carnegii
• Characteristics:Diplodocuswas a plant eater that had a tiny skull relative to the size of its giant body. It had simple, peg-like teeth for stripping leaves, a long neck, and an especially long whip-like tail.Diplodocuswalked on all fours and its front feet had a single claw on the thumb. A row of soft, triangular spines may have extended along the top of its neck, back, and tail.
• Size and Color:This huge model is 18.5 inches long and 4.5 inches high. It is an eye-catching turquoise on top and cream below.
• Please note due to weather fluctuations and size of figure, there have been brittle figures with breaking parts.
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History

This well-known, long-necked dinosaur was named in 1878. ManyDiplodocusskeletons are known from the Jurassic deposits of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Some early reconstructions wrongly portrayedDiplodocusin a sprawling posture, but this would have required a trench in the ground to accommodate its deep chest. Other researchers suggested it was amphibious and spent its life in the water to support its great weight. In reality,Diplodocusstood tall on straight, pillar-like legs and was fully terrestrial.

The industrialist Andrew Carnegie, who funded many early dinosaur excavations and to whom the speciesD. carnegiirefers, donated casts of his namesake to museums around the world. These replicas were taken from an originalDiplodocusskeleton in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, and ended up in Europe, Russia, Argentina and Mexico.

• Recommended Age: 3+
• Size in cm: 47.43 L x
• Size in inches: 18.67 L x
• UPC: 095866000981