Diplodocoidea
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Diplodocoidea is a superfamily of long-necked, whip-tailed sauropod dinosaurs that includes iconic genera such as Diplodocus and Apatosaurus.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dinosaur superfamily
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sauropod clade ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | Diplodocimorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clade |
Flagellicaudata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neosauropoda ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Macronaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earliestAppearance | Late Jurassic period ⓘ |
| feedingEcology | high-browsing herbivore in many taxa ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | known from multiple well-preserved skeletons ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Africa
NERFINISHED
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Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Amargasaurus
NERFINISHED
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Apatosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Barosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Dicraeosauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ Dicraeosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Diplodocidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Diplodocus NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigersaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebbachisauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebbachisaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Supersaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infraorder | Sauropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion | quadrupedal ⓘ |
| namedBy | paleontologists studying sauropod phylogeny ⓘ |
| neckPostureHypothesis | adapted for wide lateral sweep feeding ⓘ |
| notableAnatomicalFeature |
bifurcated neural spines in some taxa
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elongated cervical vertebrae ⓘ elongated neck ⓘ relatively small head ⓘ whip-like tail ⓘ |
| order | Saurischia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| researchField | paleontology ⓘ |
| suborder | Sauropodomorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superorder | Dinosauria ⓘ |
| tailFunctionHypothesis | whip-like tail possibly used for defense or display ⓘ |
| taxonRank | superfamily ⓘ |
| temporalRange |
Cretaceous
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Late Jurassic ⓘ |
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