Diplodocidae

E933194
dinosaur family sauropod clade taxonomic family

Diplodocidae is a family of long-necked, whip-tailed sauropod dinosaurs that includes some of the largest land animals to have ever lived.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Apatosaurinae 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dinosaur family ⓘ
sauropod clade ⓘ
taxonomic family ⓘ
characteristicFeature elongated bodies ⓘ
herbivorous diet ⓘ
long neck ⓘ
peg-like teeth concentrated at front of jaws ⓘ
quadrupedal stance ⓘ
relatively light skulls ⓘ
whip-like tail ⓘ
clade Diplodocoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Neosauropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ
class Reptilia ⓘ
diet herbivorous ⓘ
extinctionStatus extinct ⓘ
firstAppearance Late Jurassic period ⓘ
fossilRecord well represented in Late Jurassic formations ⓘ
fossilTypeLocalityRegion Morrison Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ
geographicDistribution Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
South America NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesGenus Apatosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Barosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brontosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dinheirosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Diplodocus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Galeamopus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kaatedocus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Leinkupal NERFINISHED ⓘ
Seismosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Supersaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tornieria NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesSomeOf largest land animals ever GENERATED ⓘ
infraorder Sauropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion obligate quadruped ⓘ
namedAfter Diplodocus NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableMember Apatosaurus ajax NERFINISHED ⓘ
Barosaurus lentus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brontosaurus excelsus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Diplodocus carnegii NERFINISHED ⓘ
Supersaurus vivianae NERFINISHED ⓘ
order Saurischia NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
sizeClass giant terrestrial vertebrates ⓘ
suborder Sauropodomorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ
superorder Dinosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonomicRank family ⓘ
temporalRange Late Jurassic ⓘ
typeGenus Diplodocus NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apatosaurus → family → Diplodocidae ⓘ
Diplodocus → family → Diplodocidae ⓘ
Sauropoda → includesTaxon → Diplodocidae ⓘ
Apatosaurus → subfamily → Diplodocidae ⓘ
this entity surface form: Apatosaurinae