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Diplodocoidea Collection

Background imageDiplodocoidea Collection: Diplodocus

Diplodocus
Weighing around 20 tonnes & reaching up to 26 metres in length Diplodocus is one of the longest-known dinosaurs. It lived 155 to 145 million years ago during the Upper Jurassic

Background imageDiplodocoidea Collection: Central Hall

Central Hall
View of the Central Hall and Diplodocus replica skeleton, Gallery 10, Life Galleries at The Natural History Museum, London. The Museum was first opened to the public in 1881

Background imageDiplodocoidea Collection: Cetiosauriscus stewarti

Cetiosauriscus stewarti
A fossil front left foot belonging to the Cetiosauriscus, a Sauropod dinosaur, discovered in Peterborough, England. It dates back 158 million years

Background imageDiplodocoidea Collection: Sketch of Diplodocus presentation

Sketch of Diplodocus presentation
Mr Andrew Carnegie presenting a plaster cast of Diplodocus carnegiei to the Natural History Museum, London in May 1905

Background imageDiplodocoidea Collection: Cetiosauriscus stewarti fossil teeth

Cetiosauriscus stewarti fossil teeth
Fossil teeth belonging to the Cetiosauriscus, a Sauropod dinosaur, discovered in Peterborough, England. It dates back 158 million years

Background imageDiplodocoidea Collection: The Central Hall of the Waterhouse Building

The Central Hall of the Waterhouse Building
The Waterhouse Buiding at the Natural History Museum, London was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageDiplodocoidea Collection: Diplodocus carnegiei, diplodocus

Diplodocus carnegiei, diplodocus
View of the Natural History Museums diplodocus cast in the Central Hall of the museum

Background imageDiplodocoidea Collection: Diplodocus skeleton

Diplodocus skeleton
Weighing around 20 tonnes & reaching up to 26 metres in length Diplodocus is one of the worlds longest dinosaurs to have been discovered. It was first described by Marsh in 1878

Background imageDiplodocoidea Collection: Ceratosaurus & Apatosaurus

Ceratosaurus & Apatosaurus
Ceratosaurus overlooks a herd of Apatosaurus. Ceratosaurus was a large powerful predator with long curved fangs. Apatosaurus was one of the largest herbivores growing to 21 metres in length

Background imageDiplodocoidea Collection: Diplodocus carnegii, presented by Mr Andrew Carnegie and unv

Diplodocus carnegii, presented by Mr Andrew Carnegie and unv
The Reptile Gallery of The Natural History Museum, London (the Diplodocus exhibit was subsequently rehoused in the Museums Central Hall)

Background imageDiplodocoidea Collection: Diplodocus & Triceratops

Diplodocus & Triceratops

Background imageDiplodocoidea Collection: Gallimimus, Tyrannosaurus & Diplodocus

Gallimimus, Tyrannosaurus & Diplodocus
Gallimimus (top left). This was a 6 metre long omnivore which lived 74 mya. Tyrannosaurus (top right), the famous carnivore lived 67 mya, and Diplodocus (bottom)

Background imageDiplodocoidea Collection: Diplodocus, Euoplocephalus & Hypsilophodon

Diplodocus, Euoplocephalus & Hypsilophodon
Euoplocephalus (top left). This was an armoured herbivore living 76 mya. Hypsilophodon (tor right) was an earlier, bipedal herbivore which lived 125 mya

Background imageDiplodocoidea Collection: Diplodocus presented to the museum, 1905

Diplodocus presented to the museum, 1905
The cast of Diplodocus carnegii was presented by the Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie. The original skeleton, excavated in Wyoming, is in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Background imageDiplodocoidea Collection: Diplodocus carnegiei skull

Diplodocus carnegiei skull
The skull belonging to the replica skeleton of Diplodocus carnegiei on display at the Natural History Museum, London. The slender teeth would have raked leaves from branches

Background imageDiplodocoidea Collection: Diplodocus foot

Diplodocus foot
Detail of the replica diplodocus skeleton on display at the Natural History Museum. The three inner toes of the back foot had sharp claws which may have acted as an anti-slip device

Background imageDiplodocoidea Collection: Apatosaurus, previously known as Brontosaurus

Apatosaurus, previously known as Brontosaurus
A solid pillar-like femur, or thigh bone that once supported the 20 to 30 tonne dinosaur, Apatosaurus. This specimen is 1.5 metres long

Background imageDiplodocoidea Collection: Diplodocus carnegiei, 1905

Diplodocus carnegiei, 1905
Thirty-six crates containing the replica diplodocus skeleton arrived in London in December 1904. The Director of the Carnegie Museum, where the original is located

Background imageDiplodocoidea Collection: Presentation of Diplodocus, May 1905

Presentation of Diplodocus, May 1905
The cast of Diplodocus carnegii was presented by the Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie. The original skeleton, excavated in Wyoming, is in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Background imageDiplodocoidea Collection: Diplodocus carnegiei

Diplodocus carnegiei
A detail of the replica Diplodocus carnegiei skeleton situated in the central hall of the Natural History Museum, London. The replica was presented to the Museum by Andrew Carnegie in May 1906



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