Sauropod scales are often polygonal and contain protuberances referred to as "papillae." But the view under the microscope revealed a series of black dots unlike anything she’d ever encountered.

The best-known Diplodocus species, D. carnegii, of which there's a near-complete skeleton, was about 90 feet (27.4 meters) long.The largest species, D. hallorum, was about 108 feet (33 m) long ...

Diplodocus remains were first found in the late 1800s and over a hundred specimens have been discovered since, including eight skulls. However, CMC VP14128 is the only complete skull to have been ...

Sauropods, a group that includes Diplodocus, were assumed to walk like elephants, but a new way to analyse footprints shows their gait was most similar to a hippopotamus. Close.

Diplodocus. At an average 26m long (85ft), the diplodocus was about the length of a basketball court. Its neck alone was 8m long (26ft) and its tail 14m long (45ft).