Diplodocus longus Marsh, 1878

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Object Details

Collector

Marshall P. Felch

Site Name

Felch-Marsh Quarry

Geologic Age

Mesozoic / Jurassic / Late / Kimmeridgian

Record Last Modified

4 Aug 2025

Skeletal Morphology

Skull. Complete Skull, Teeth; Updated

Stratigraphy

/ Morrison Fm / Brushy Basin Mbr

Collection Date

1883

USNM Number

V2672

Type Citation

McIntosh. 1990. Dinosaur Systematics:Perspectives And Approaches.

Holland. 1906. Carnegie Mus.Memoirs. 2 (n.6): pl.23-25.

Moore, A., J. Mo, J. M. Clark, and X. Xu. 2018. Cranial anatomy of Bellussaurus sui (Dinosauria: Eusauropoda) from the Middle-Late Jurassic Shishugou Formation of northwest China and a review of sauropod cranial ontogeny. n.p. PeerJ 6:e4881; DOI 10.7717/peerj.4881.

Place

Fremont County, Colorado, United States, North America

Published Name

Diplodocus longus Marsh, 1878

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Paleogeneral

Reptiles/Amphibians

Reptilia Dinosauria Sauropodomorpha

Paleobiology

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Sauropsida Reptilia Archosauria Dinosauria Saurischia Sauropoda Diplodocidae

Data Source

NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32932c4b7-3c7d-43ba-be4b-72f24caf2555

Record ID

nmnhpaleobiology_3449152

Diplodocus longus Marsh, 1878

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