Diplodocus

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:class gptkb:Sauropsida
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf gptkb:Colorado
gptkb:Montana
gptkb:Utah
gptkb:Wyoming
gptkb:Morrison_Formation
gptkbp:culture featured in museums worldwide
gptkbp:diet herbivore
gptkbp:displayedAt gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_London
gptkb:Carnegie_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature long neck
peg-like teeth
whip-like tail
gptkbp:family gptkb:Diplodocidae
gptkbp:feedingHeight low to mid-level vegetation
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Othniel_Charles_Marsh
1878
gptkbp:fossilRange gptkb:Late_Jurassic
gptkbp:habitat floodplains
gptkbp:holotype gptkb:YPM_1920
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Diplodocus
gptkbp:infraorder gptkb:Sauropoda
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:length up to 27 meters
gptkbp:movement quadrupedal
gptkbp:namedAfter double beam (referring to its chevron bones)
gptkbp:nameMeaning double beam
gptkbp:neckMaterial up to 6.5 meters
gptkbp:notableFor one of the longest dinosaurs
well-known sauropod
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:D._carnegii
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies 2-4 (disputed)
gptkbp:order gptkb:Saurischia
gptkbp:period about 154–152 million years ago
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Apatosaurus
gptkb:Barosaurus
gptkb:Brontosaurus
gptkbp:reproduction egg-laying
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Diplodocus
gptkbp:skeletonsFound multiple partial skeletons
gptkbp:status extinct
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Sauropodomorpha
gptkbp:tailLength up to 14 meters
possibly used as a whip
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:genus
gptkbp:teethLocation front of jaws only
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Diplodocus_longus
gptkbp:weight up to 15 tonnes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dinosauria
gptkb:Morrison_Formation
gptkb:Diplodocus_carnegii
gptkb:Apatosaurus
gptkb:Barosaurus
gptkb:Bone_Wars
gptkb:Saurischia
gptkb:Othniel_Charles_Marsh
gptkb:dinosaur
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6