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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Diplodocinae — the diplodocus.

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Examples

  • Instead, Matt observed that the S. cervicals are proportionally narrower than those of B., and so inferred that its neck may have been disproportionally long compared with its trunk and tail, just as the neck of Diplodocus is disproportionately long compared with that of Apatosaurus.

    Biggest…. sauropod…. ever (part…. I) Darren Naish 2007

  • Franczak uses a lot of good color schemes though his Diplodocus is a bit out there, but I still like it.

    Life's Time Capsule: MORE Sauropods in Art! Nima 2009

  • The skull of a juvenile plant-eating dinosaur called Diplodocus, illustrates that some sauropod species went through drastic changes in skull shape during normal growth.

    Livescience.com 2010

  • The skull of a juvenile plant-eating dinosaur called Diplodocus, illustrates that some sauropod species went through drastic changes in skull shape during normal growth.

    Livescience.com 2010

  • About the same size as Eodromaeus, it was a plant-eater whose descendants would include the giant long-necked sauropods such as Diplodocus

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • Seitaad is an ancestor of the giant long-necked, long-tailed dinosaurs such as Diplodocus, Apatosaurus, and Brachiosaurus that roamed Earth in the late Jurassic period, according to research published in the March 24 edition of PLoS ONE, the online open-access journal produced by the Public Library of Science.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • In fact, there are a few tracks that have crept on this album from their Fabric release, such as 'Diplodocus',

    The Line Of Best Fit Rich Etteridge 2010

  • In the past, ferns are thought to have played an important role in the diet of dinosaurs, particularly huge sauropods such as Diplodocus, the longest dinosaur known from a complete skeleton.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ani 2010

  • -- (Seitaad is closely related to the giant sauropod dinosaurs that appeared later in the Jurassic, such as Diplodocus, Apatosaurus, and Brachiosaurus.

    innovations-report 2010

  • I also felt offended on behalf of The Others; the millions upon millions of specimens in the museum's vast collections that the public can't see, the creatures that aren't as "sexy" as the T. rex or the Diplodocus, but still have the capacity to fascinate and produce amazing discoveries.

    London's Natural History Museum relies too heavily on gimmicks | Martin Robbins 2011

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