diplodocus

• Sustantivo que designa a un dinosaurio herbívoro de gran tamaño del período Jurásico tardío, caracterizado por su cuello y cola extremadamente largos y sus cuatro patas robustas.

A noun referring to a very large, plant-eating dinosaur from the late Jurassic period, characterized by its extremely long neck and tail, and four sturdy legs.

1. Large herbivorous dinosaurB2formalscientific

   A huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur with a very long neck and tail, which lived during the late Jurassic period in what is now western North America.

   Diplodocus

   • The diplodocus is one of the most easily recognized dinosaurs due to its extremely long neck and tail.
   • Fossils of the diplodocus have been primarily discovered in the Morrison Formation in the United States.
   • The diplodocus used its long neck to reach high and low vegetation, feeding on ferns and other plants.