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: Cast of teeth.
label: Notes
content: This specimen is a cast of fossilized teeth from a Diplodocus, an extinct herbivore dinosaur with an extremely long neck and body. On average, a Diplodocus measured 30 meters long and weighed around 15 tons. These dinosaurs used their peg-like teeth to eat massive amounts of soft and aquatic vegetation. Each of these teeth are about 5.5-8cm long x .5-1cm wide.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 14 Jan 2020
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: EO51889
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.