Diplodocus/dinosaur
Length from head to tail:
about 88 feet
Weight: about 10 tons
© 1999 Carnegie Museum of Natural History
| Diplodocus
carnegii Diplodocus/dinosaur |
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| Fossil
Size: Length from head to tail: about 88 feet Weight: about 10 tons |
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| Diet: Herbivore | |
| Habitat: Land | |
| When: 147-137 Million Years Ago | |
| Skeletal Features: Diplodocus was one of the longest dinosaurs ever! It had a short body with a long flexible neck and tail. Diplodocus had very weak teeth in the front of its mouth, and no chewing or grinding teeth in the back of its mouth. How did it chew its food? Well, it might have swallowed stones to help to grind up its meals! | |
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© 1999 Carnegie Museum of Natural History |
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