11" Dinosaur (Diplodocus) Caudal Vertebra - Metal Stand

This is a very nice, 11" long, caudal (tail) vertebra from a Diplodocus collected this past summer from our partner companies private quarry east of Dinosaur, Colorado. It comes with a custom made metal stand making it a very displayable piece.

The vertebra was found and prepared from hard sandstone rather than softer matrix so it has very nice preservation with no crushing. The ends of the process have been restored as well as some crack fill in the centrum.

Diplodocus skeletal mount at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
Diplodocus skeletal mount at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.


One of the best-known sauropods, Diplodocus was a very large long-necked quadrupedal animal, with a long, whip-like tail. It could reach up to 115 feet in length but had a relatively small skull, and a mouth full of small peg-like teeth it.
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SPECIES
Diplodocus sp.
LOCATION
"Sutton Quarry", East Of Dinosaur, Colorado
FORMATION
Brushy Basin Member, Morrison Formation
SIZE
11" long
CATEGORY
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ITEM
#77921
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