Reptilia - Saurischia - Diplodocidae
Alternative combinations: Seismosaurus halli, Seismosaurus hallorum
Full reference: D. D. Gillette. 1991. Seismosaurus halli, gen. et sp. nov., a new sauropod dinosaur from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic/Lower Cretaceous) of New Mexico, USA. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 11(4):417-433
Belongs to Diplodocus according to E. Tschopp et al. 2015
See also Carpenter 2006, Cerda 2008, Chure et al. 2006, Dumont et al. 2011, Gillette 1991, Herne and Lucas 2006, Hunt and Lucas 1993, Lee and Lee 2006, Lucas and Heckert 2000, Lucas et al. 2006, Mateus 2006, Moro et al. 2020, Olshevsky 2000, Royo-Torres et al. 2006, Upchurch et al. 2004, Wilson 2002 and Woodruff and Foster 2014
Sister taxa: Diplodocus carnegii, Diplodocus longus
Type specimen: NMMNH P-3690, a set of postcrania. Its type locality is NMMNH locality L-344, which is in a Kimmeridgian/Tithonian channel sandstone in the Morrison Formation of New Mexico.
Distribution:
• Jurassic of United States (3: New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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