Seismosaurus

Seismosaurus was a name attached to some hundred and fifty million year-old bones.

Archive 2009-07-05 Sean Craven 2009

I think that Seismosaurus is now reclassified as an old Diplodocus.

Life's Time Capsule: Sauropods in Art Peter Bond 2009

The last I knew, there were no known Seismosaurus limb bones - just vertebrae and parts of the pelvis.

Biggest…. sauropod…. ever (part…. I) Darren Naish 2007

Seismosaurus was a name attached to some hundred and fifty million year-old bones.

You Want Evopunk? I'll Give You Evopunk. Sean Craven 2009

The NMMNH revamped its Jurassic hall about two years back -- instead of the few scraps that were out before (mostly tail vertebrae) we put in a full-sized Seismosaurus skeleton (cast/reconstructed) and as much of the original material as the second floor would support.

Biggest…. sauropod…. ever (part…. I) Darren Naish 2007

Moving on, Seismosaurus hallorum (originally described as S. halli), from the Morrison Formation of New Mexico, is also a diplodocid diplodocoid, but recent work indicates that it is not generically distinct from Diplodocus and should thus be renamed Diplodocus hallorum.

Biggest…. sauropod…. ever (part…. I) Darren Naish 2007

There are some cool names like Seismosaurus, the best name yet, but wasted on a "small" beast.

Finally, some hot giant amphicoelian action Darren Naish 2007

I'd just like to note that there's a _Seismosaurus_ Zoid, that swings its tail side to side as it walk.

Biggest sauropod ever (part…. II) Darren Naish 2007

Moving on, Seismosaurus hallorum (originally described as S. halli), from the Morrison Formation of New Mexico, is also a diplodocid diplodocoid, but recent work indicates that it is not generically distinct from Diplodocus and should thus be renamed Diplodocus hallorum.

Archive 2007-01-01 Darren Naish 2007

The last I knew, there were no known Seismosaurus limb bones - just vertebrae and parts of the pelvis.

Biggest…. sauropod…. ever (part…. I) Darren Naish 2007