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We don't really know. However, it's likely that newborn dinosaurs of giant parents were comparatively small. There are two reasons, the more important being that dinosaurs all seem to be born from eggs, and there are absolute limits to the size of an egg. If an egg is too big, then the shell must be thick or else it would be too fragile and if the shell is too thick, the newborn can't break out of it. The largest egg ever found is that of a bird, and is about twice the size (eight times the volume) of an ostrich egg. This is theorized to be the maximum possible egg. The other reason that young dinosaurs like diplodocus would be small is that their tails and necks would be much shorter, proportionately, than those of their parents, so more of their body mass would be in their torso. This is called neoteny, and is apparent in almost all higher animals. At a guess, a newborn diplodocus would not exceed two feet long.
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Which dinosaur is long?
diplodocus was long
What sort of creature is a diplodocus?
it has a long neck
Which are NOT matched correctly carnivorous dinosaur to Tyrannosaurus or horned dinosaur to Diplodocus or armored dinosaur to Stegosaurus or duck-billed dinosaur to Trachodon?
Diplodocus did not have a horn. Diplodocus was a sauropod walking on all four limbs with an extremely long neck and tail.
Dinosaur with a neck as thick and long as its tail?
Diplodocus.
Which dinosaur had the longest neck?
mamenchasaurus
Is this matched correctly horned dinosaur--Diplodocus?
No, because Diplodocus didn't have horns. A horned dinosaur would be match to Triceratops.
Is a Diplodocus a horned dinosaur?
No, it is a sauropod. It has a long neck and tail and walked on all fours.
Which are NOT matched correctly carnivorous dinosaur to Tyrannosaurus or horned dinosaur to Diplodocus or armored dinosaur to Stegosaurus or duck billed dinosaur to Trachodon?
Tyrannosaurus is a carnivore. Stegosaurus is considered an armored dinosaur, although its plates were probably minimally effective as armor. Trachodon was a hadrosaur, or duck billed dinosaur. Thus, the incorrect pairing is horned dinosaur and Diplodocus. Diplodocus didn't have any horns.
What dinosaur that starts with the letters Di?
Diplodocus
What is a type of dinosaur with 10 letters?
Diplodocus
How long was the diplodocus dinosaur meant to be around?
Diplodocus existed for 4 million years, from 154 to 150 million years ago. This was during the late Jurassic period.
Which dinosaur was bigger seismosaurus or baryonyx?
Seismosaurus is a dubious name. The dinosaur is actually called diplodocus. Diplodocus was far larger than Baryonyx.
