Diplodocine Dinosaur
name: label: Discipline
content: Paleobiology
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Geologic Age
content: Mesozoic - Jurassic - Upper/Late
label: Notes
content: This specimen is a cast of Diplodocus fossil teeth in matrix. A Diplodocus is a herbivorous dinosaur with an extremely long neck and body from the Late Jurassic (163.5 to 145 million years ago). On average, a Diplodocus measured 30 meters long and weighed around 15 tons. This cast of fossilized teeth were part of a set of 20-30 teeth located only at the front of the dinosaur's upper and lower jaw. These dinosaurs used their peg-like teeth to eat massive amounts of soft aquatic vegetation. Due to continual chomping on vegetation, this dinosaur frequently developed one new tooth about every 35 days to replace an old worn down tooth.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 2
label: Record Last Modified
content: 26 Oct 2023
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
publisher: label: Scientific Name
content: Diplodocus
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO53199
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Animalia, Reptilia, Diplodocidae, Diplodocinae
physicalDescription: label: Is this real?
content: No, it's a cast.