How It Works-Book Of Dinosaurs

Diplodocus could replace teeth at a rate of one tooth every 35 days

Diplodocus

(‘Double beam lizard’)

Herbivore

Jurassic, 154-150 MYA

Found in: North America

Lived in: Forests, plains and rivers

Dino skill

An extra-long claw on its thumb

allowed Diplodocus to rake through

branches and vegetation for food,

as well as using the claw to defend

itself from predators.

Killer rating: 1/5

Speed: 3/5

Defence: 3/5

Diplodocus

The Diplodocus’s tail was

an impressive weapon,

capable of swinging it at

an enemy faster than

sound – just like a

whiplash

Fact

Long tail

The long tail helped the

Diplodocus to balance

Spiny back

Spines like an iguana

ran along its back

Vertebra
The neck and tail of a
Diplodocus had 100
bones or vertebrae

Anatomy
Diplodocus was built like a
suspension bridge, with
the four legs acting like the
pair of towers from which
a long bridge is suspended

Double beam

The ‘double beam’ meaning of the

Diplodocus’s name is for the

double v-shaped bones on the

underside of its tail, which

provided support for the tail