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Diplodocus
Diplodocus [Gr., = double beam (or rafter)], immense quadruped herbivorous dinosaur found in the late Jurassic strata of the Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. It had a long whiplash tail and a small horselike head with nostrils placed high, just below and between the eyes. Highly placed ... Read more
dinosaur
dinosaur [Gr., = terrible lizard], extinct land reptile of the Mesozoic era . The dinosaurs, which were egg-laying animals, ranged in length from 2 1/2 ft (91 cm) to about 127 ft (39 m). Recognized discoveries of fossilized dinosaur bones date only to the 1820s; Sir Richard Owen, ... Read more

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Diplodocus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Diplodocus [Gr., = double...sperm whales, leading to theories that Diplodocus possessed an elephantlike trunk or that...fluids. A huge saurischian sauropods, Diplodocus could reach a length of nearly 90 ft...
Tanguay, Eva
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...wildly feathered costumes. Although Percy Hammond once compared her brassy singing to “the wail of the prehistoric diplodocus,” her public clamored for more. Tanguay's popularity was such that E. F. Albee and B. F. Keith were rarely...
dinosaur
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...is that they died because of the devastating atmospheric effects from the impact of a large meteor . See also apatosaur ; Diplodocus ; tyrannosaurus http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs; http://www.nhm.ac.uk; http...

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diplodocus
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English di·plod·o·cus / diˈplädəkəs / • n. a huge, herbivorous dinosaur (genus Diplodocus ) of the late Jurassic period, with a long, slender neck and tail.
Sauropoda
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences ...of herbivorous habit. They included Diplodocus , from the Upper Jurassic, one skeleton...measuring 26.6 m, at one time made Diplodocus the longest terrestrial animal known...sauropod, and although shorter than Diplodocus its skeleton was more massively built...
dinosaur
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology ...Tyrannosaurus (the largest known carnivore), and some quadrupedal herbivorous forms, such as Apatosaurus ( Brontosaurus ) and Diplodocus . They all had lizard-like pelvic girdles. Many of the herbivorous dinosaurs were amphibious or semiaquatic.

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dinosaur
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...Baryonyx Brachiosaurus Brontosaurus Camarasaurus Camptosaurus Carnotaurus Ceratosaurus Corythosaurus Deinonychus Dilophosaurus Diplodocus Dryosaurus Edmontosaurus Euoplocephalus Gallimimus Gigantosaurus Homalocephale Hylaeosaurus Hypacrosaurus Iguanodon Janenschia...

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South Ken's terrible lizard The colossal, 100-year-old replica of 'Diplodocus carnegii' is one of the wonders of London and still has much to tell us about dinosaurs, writes Karolyn Shindler
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 4/24/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...long, lizard-like tail. This was Diplodocus carnegii. The King was so impressed...exhausting seasons almost an entire Diplodocus skeleton. The chances of finding another...Andrew Carnegie formally presented Diplodocus carnegii to the Natural History Museum...
Diplodocus.(Diplodocus: Gigantic Long-Necked Dinosaur)(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: MBR Bookwatch; 1/1/2006; ; 425 words ; Diplodocus Michael W. Skrepnik Enslow Publishers PO Box 398, Berkeley Heights...0766026221, $21.26 www.enslow.com Kids in grades 1-3 will find DIPLODOCUS: GIGANTIC LONG-NECKED DINOSAUR a most welcome read: it uses large...
Einstein vs. Diplodocus.(Editorial)
Magazine article from: Medical Laboratory Observer; 11/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...I took action. I signed up for an in-house class in Excel, and then scrounged up a copy of the voicemail handbook. I also stopped using Einstein as an excuse, but mostly, I refused to be a Diplodocus. cbersch@nelsonpub.com
Books: A diplodocus-sized turkey David Mamet's strange new novel flew so far over William Sutcliffe's head he didn't even hear it pass
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 2/13/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...an appeal for their approval, not a genuine attack on their values. Perhaps to divert attention from this extraordinary diplodocus- sized turkey of a novel, Faber have chosen to publish a new collection of essays by Mamet on the same day. The curiously...
Letter: The diplodocus in the room
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 9/17/2006; ; 287 words ; ...life on earth and subsequently themselves. Why is it that all debates regarding our resources take place as if there were no diplodocus in the room? In the long term, population must be reduced' it is an issue that we ignore at our peril. Pip Sutcliffe CHIPPENHAM...
I Like Dinosaurs!/Diplodocus: Gigantic Long-Necked Dinosaur/Sinosauropteryx: Mysterious Feathered Dinosaur/Triceratops: Mighty Three-Horned Dinosaur/Tyrannosaurus rex: Fierce King of the Dinosaurs
Magazine article from: Natural History; 5/1/2005; ; 409 words ; ...Dinosaurs! by Michael W. Skrepnick, a series for children ages six through eight (Enslow Publishers, Inc., $21.26 each) Diplodocus: Gigantic Long-Necked Dinosaur (2005) Sinosauropteryx: Mysterious Feathered Dinosaur (to appear in June 2005) Triceratops...
We're not how you saurus; Science gives prehistoric monsters a nose job.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 8/3/2001; ; 691 words ; ...that long-necked monsters such as the diplodocus and brontosaurus spent much of their...gives a better understanding of how diplodocus, which had a 25ft neck and 45ft tail...the nostrils were on top of the head, diplodocus's complicated nasal system could not...
Carnegie exhibit features 'colossal' dino-skeletons
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 6/5/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...that animal's bones back together. Diplodocus carnegii is back in Pittsburgh. "This...exhibit, scheduled to open in November. Diplodocus and 18 other complete dinosaur skeletons...giant pelvis. The dinosaur was named Diplodocus carnegii and shipped back to Pittsburgh...
Decked Out
Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Weekly; 1/12/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...guitar solo on "Florida," the title track from Diplo's first full-length effort. "Diplodocus," a man's voice responds. "Diplodocus. Diplodocus. Diplodocus..." It trails off as the guitar is joined by a drum, then a synthesized...
DISCOVERIES CHANGE OUTLOOK ON DINOSAURS.(Living)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 7/3/1990; 700+ words ; ...fossilized skeleton of a long-necked Diplodocus that will be on its tiptoes and have...fearsome. The bones of a 60-foot-long Diplodocus that was wandering around what's now...down." So this will become the first Diplodocus (or any large plant- eating dinosaur...