Diplodocus Rib Section Fossil Dinosaur Specimen Jurassic Morrison Formation

Collector notes

SPECIES Diplodocus Longus Diplodocus translates as ‘double beam’. It refers to the dinosaur’s tail bones. The bones underneath the tail, which in many other dinosaurs are straight and pointy, have a two-beamed shape in Diplodocus. They look a bit like an upside-down ‘V’. The scientist who named Diplodocus thought it was the only dinosaur with this kind of bone, but later discoveries revealed many other long-necked dinosaurs had them too. AGE/ERA Jurassic 155 Million Years Old LOCATION Legally Collected on Private Land in Moffat, Colorado FORMATION Morrison RESTORATION: *Some crack fill restoration performed to meet museum grade standards.* **CUSTOM STAND & SPECIMEN CARD INCLUDED**