Genus · Diplodocidae · Jurassic
Diplodocus
Named by Marsh 1878
Diplodocus lived 154.8–145 million years ago, during the Kimmeridgian to Tithonian stages of the Late Jurassic. The Paleobiology Database lists 66 fossil records for it from 1 country (United States) — the 14th most of the 99 genera on this site.
Where it sits in time
Key facts from the records
- Most of what is known comes from one rock unit: 100% of its records are from the Morrison Formation.
- Every record is from United States; Wyoming alone has 39 of them.
- Camarasaurus appears in 64% of the collections that hold Diplodocus; Allosaurus in 58%.
- Its stage range spans about 9.8 million years (56th longest of 99); it is the 4th best-recorded of the 19 sauropodomorphs here.
3 accepted species
| Species | Named by | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Diplodocus longus | Marsh 1878 | 5 |
| Diplodocus carnegii | Hatcher 1901 | 4 |
| Diplodocus hallorum | Gillette 1991 | 3 |
Where it was found
66 records with coordinates.
Found alongside
Rock formations
States & provinces
| Region | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 39 | 59% |
| Colorado | 14 | 21% |
| Utah | 5 | 8% |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 5% |
| New Mexico | 2 | 3% |
| Montana | 2 | 3% |
| South Dakota | 1 | 2% |
Records by stage
Well-dated records, by the stage of their mid-point age.
Depositional settings
Other sauropodomorphs of its time
Same group, overlapping stage range, not found in the same collections.
| Genus | Age | Country | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giraffatitan | 154.8–145 Ma | Tanzania | 42 |
| Cetiosaurus | 168.2–125.77 Ma | United Kingdom, Morocco | 30 |
| Mamenchisaurus | 165.3–145 Ma | China, Mongolia | 24 |
| Brontosaurus | 149.2–145 Ma | United States | 23 |
| Dicraeosaurus | 154.8–145 Ma | Tanzania, Zimbabwe | 19 |
| Omeisaurus | 165.3–145 Ma | China | 13 |
Also from these formations
Data: PBDB taxon 38669 · method