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Diplodocus (Jurassic)

Diplodocus (Jurassic)

Diplodocus is one of the most Jurassic saurischian sauropods dinosaur’s well-known species. It lived from 150 to 138 million years ago and is famous for gigantic 35 metres length.
The dinosaur moved on for colossal pillar limbs, with its hind limbs slightly longer than forelimbs. It was purely herbivorous consuming ferns and conifers. Short teeth located in the relatively small 1 metre head forepart, chewed foliage. The tiny chicken egg brain size presumably means that Diplodocus was not among the fastest thinkers!
Its massive 7-metre neck with at least 15 vertebrae was perfectly fitted for snapping foliage from the treetops. A colossal 70 vertebrae tail provided protection from attackers. Empowered with a huge body weight of 20 tonnes, the tail impact was virtually unstoppable. The reptile could as well lean on hind limbs and fight with sharp claws and forelimbs. In fact, the adult species had almost no enemies.