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CM 84 serves as the holotype of Diplodocus carnegii, the reference specimen on which the species name is based. Excavated in Wyoming in 1899, the long-necked diplodocid sauropod skeleton is housed at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh. The species honors industrialist Andrew Carneg...
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Historically iconic sauropod, globally distributed casts, strong scientific and museum legacy.
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Supersaurus vivianae is a diplodocid sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation of western North America. The specimen associated with the catalog number BYU 9025 was recovered from the Dry Mesa Dinosaur Quarry in Colorado and contributed to the genus's scientific description in 198...
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Major long diplodocid with strong sauropod reputation; less complete and less iconic than Diplodocus carnegii.
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