Diplodocus
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Summary
Diplodocus is a fossil taxon[1]. Diplodocus ranks in the top 0.58% of fossil taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,166 views/month, #56 of 9,701).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Diplodocinae[4]
- Location of discovery: Morrison Formation[5], United States[6]
- Taxon name: Diplodocus[7]
- Commons category: Diplodocus[8]
- Unicode character: 🦕[9]
- Start time: -154000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10]
- End time: -152000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Diplodocus[12]
- Commons gallery: Diplodocus[13]
- Main food source: herbivore[14]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15]
- Taxon common name: Διπλόδοκος[16], diplodocus[17], דיפלודוקוס[18], diplodoco[19], ディプロドクス[20], Diplodokas[21], Diplodok[22], Диплодок[23], 梁龍[24]
- Different from: Diplocaulus[25]
- Length: 32 m[26], 26.0 m[27]
- Mass: 113 tonne[28]
- Time period: Late Jurassic[29]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[30]
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Identifiers
Diplodocus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 542612[31]. Diplodocus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 47459352[32]. Diplodocus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4822550[33].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Diplodocus include Diplo[34], a record producer[35], b. 1978[36], of United States[37], awarded the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording[38].
Why It Matters
Diplodocus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Diplodocus is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for Diplodocus include Diplo[34], a record producer[35], b. 1978[36], of United States[37], awarded the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording[38].