Dinosaurs Around the World · Drawing 09 of 34
Diplodocus
North America · Jurassic
Diplodocus had a long neck, small head and very long tail. This Jurassic giant fed on plants.
Did you know?
Its tail ended like a long whip.
Look together
Can you find the tip of its tail, thin like a whip?
An idea to try
Trace the outline from the head to the tip of the tail.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Diplodocus is a sauropod known from the western United States. The book’s drawings do not share one scale: this page cannot be used to measure its size against tiny Microraptor. Soft-tissue details are simplified.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified reconstruction. Pose, unpreserved tissues and setting are interpreted. Choose your own colours; animals are not to one scale.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- Natural History Museum: DiplodocusNotice the relationship between a long neck, small head and long tail.
Page prepared on October 4, 2026. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
This drawing is from the book Dinosaurs Around the World to Colour
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