An illustration of the Diplodocus. (Carmelo López via SWNS)
A fossilized Diplodocus has been found in Europe for the first time.
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Tail vertebrae of the Diplodocus from El Castellar (Teruel, Spain), together with a figure indicating the studied fossils in dark. (Sergio Sánchez Fenollosa via SWNS))
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Gunnar Ries Amphibol via Wikimedia Commons
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