Diplodocus carnegii (also spelled incorrectly D. carnegiei), named after Andrew Carnegie, is the best known, mainly due to a near-complete skeleton known as Dippy (specimen CM 84) collected by Jacob Wortman, of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and described and named by John Bell Hatcher in 1901.

Dippy is a composite Diplodocus skeleton in Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of Natural History, and the holotype of the species Diplodocus carnegii. It is considered the most famous single dinosaur skeleton in the world, due to the numerous plaster casts donated by Andrew Carnegie to several major museums around the world at the beginning of the ...

For instance, scientists have yet to find a Diplodocus carnegii head, meaning the one sported by Dippy currently is a cast of a skull of the related species Diplodocus longus. And remember, Dippy is already a composite skeleton—meaning it’s made up of multiple specimens.

Diplodocus carnegii, better known as “Dippy,” is a beloved symbol in Pittsburgh. A life-size statue of the extinct dinosaur sits outside the Carnegie Museum of Natural History to greet guests, while a reconstruction of its skeleton sits inside the museum.

Named Diplodocus carnegii to honor Andrew Carnegie’s support for the expedition, Dippy proved too massive to be housed in the original exhibition halls, necessitating the expansion of Carnegie’s museum — sometimes referred to as “the house that Dippy built” by people of the day.

2016年3月17日 · Named after businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, Diplodocus carnegii, with its long, flexible neck and tail, is one of the longest dinosaurs ever found. Because it had no teeth...

The life-size fiberglass model depicts Dippy, or Diplodocus carnegii, considered the most famous single dinosaur skeleton in the world. The dark, grayish brown sculpture weighs 3,000 pounds, stands 22 feet, and measures 84 feet in length.

2019年10月21日 · • Housed at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, the original dinosaur, named Diplodocus carnegii and known colloquially as “Dippy,” is believed to be between 152 and 154 million years old and is the first and most complete skeleton of …

The World will see a new version of the famous dinosaur Diplodocus carnegii (popularly called "Dippy") when Carnegie Museum of Natural History celebrates the 100th anniversary of its discovery with a life-size replica.

Diplodocus carnegii lived 150 million years ago, when dinosaurs dominated the land. Carnegie Museum paleontologists first discovered the remains in Wyoming on July 4, 1899. A new species, the dinosaur was named after Andrew Carnegie, the museum's generous benefactor.