Diplodocidae

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Diplodocidae is a family of long-necked, whip-tailed sauropod dinosaurs that includes some of the largest land animals to have ever lived.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Diplodocidae canonical 7
Apatosaurinae 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dinosaur family
sauropod clade
taxonomic family
characteristicFeature elongated bodies
herbivorous diet
long neck
peg-like teeth concentrated at front of jaws
quadrupedal stance
relatively light skulls
whip-like tail
clade Diplodocoidea
Neosauropoda
class Reptilia
diet herbivorous
extinctionStatus extinct
firstAppearance Late Jurassic period
fossilRecord well represented in Late Jurassic formations
fossilTypeLocalityRegion Morrison Formation
geographicDistribution Africa
Europe
North America
South America
includesGenus Apatosaurus
Barosaurus
Brontosaurus
Dinheirosaurus
Diplodocus
Galeamopus
Kaatedocus
Leinkupal
Seismosaurus
Supersaurus
Tornieria
includesSomeOf largest land animals ever
infraorder Sauropoda
kingdom Animalia
locomotion obligate quadruped
namedAfter Diplodocus
notableMember Apatosaurus ajax
linked to: Apatosaurus

Barosaurus lentus
linked to: Barosaurus

Brontosaurus excelsus
linked to: Brontosaurus

Diplodocus carnegii
linked to: Diplodocus

Supersaurus vivianae
linked to: Supersaurus
order Saurischia
phylum Chordata
sizeClass giant terrestrial vertebrates
suborder Sauropodomorpha
superorder Dinosauria
taxonomicRank family
temporalRange Late Jurassic
typeGenus Diplodocus

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apatosaurus family Diplodocidae
Apatosaurus subfamily Apatosaurinae
linked to: Diplodocidae
Diplodocus family Diplodocidae
Sauropoda includesTaxon Diplodocidae
Diplodocinae parentTaxon Diplodocidae
Diplodocinae memberOf Diplodocidae
Neosauropoda includesTaxon Diplodocidae
Diplodocoidea includesTaxon Diplodocidae