Diplodocus

Diplodocus
The Diplodocus in the museum in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Scientific name
Diplodocus longus
Type		Multi-part
Period(s)		Late Jurassic
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Name in other languages  ディプロドクス  디플로도쿠스  Diplodoco  Diplodocus  梁龙  Diplodocus  Diplodocus  Diplodocus  梁龍  Diplodocus  Diplodocus  Диплодок

The Diplodocus is a multi-part fossil in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. In New Leaf, it is made up of five parts. This increases to six in New Horizons.

At the museum

In New Leaf

After donating the final part of the fossil in New Leaf, its plaque in the museum will read:

"The diplodocus was a herbivore of the late Jurassic period sporting a tremendously long tail and neck. The neck was so long that, from snout to tail, its length could reach a staggering 175 feet long. Evidence suggests it would use its long, slender tail like a whip to defend itself from attackers."

In New Horizons

When the player donates to Blathers or selects "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fossil:

"Good old Diplodocus, what would we do without you? This stout fellow embodied all the best in dinosaurs. Those sturdy legs, that magnificent tail, and, above all, that extraordinary neck! Did you know that its center of gravity was such that sitting up on its hind legs was probably easy? What's more, paired with its long neck, this ability greatly increased its reach for eating plants! Best of all, Diplodocus probably grew its entire life, having no "adult size". Would that we were all so gifted!"

The Diplodocus can be found in the second room of the fossil exhibit in the museum.

As an item

In New Leaf

Diplo skull
Sell price	5,000 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Style	Historical
HHA theme challenge	Quirky
Size

Diplo neck
Sell price	5,000 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Style	Historical
HHA theme challenge	Quirky
Size

Diplo chest
Sell price	4,500 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Style	Historical
HHA theme challenge	Quirky
Size

Diplo hip
Sell price	4,000 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Style	Historical
HHA theme challenge	Quirky
Size

Diplo tail
Sell price	4,500 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Style	Historical
HHA theme challenge	Quirky
Size

In New Horizons

Diplo skull
Interactable	No
Sell price	5,000 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Size

Diplo neck
Interactable	No
Sell price	4,500 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Size

Diplo chest
Interactable	No
Sell price	4,000 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Size

Diplo pelvis
Interactable	No
Sell price	4,500 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Size

Diplo tail
Interactable	No
Sell price	5,000 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Size

Diplo tail tip
Interactable	No
Sell price	4,000 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Size

Real-world information

Diplodocus was a sauropod dinosaur and one of the longest known, with Diplodocus carnegii reaching 24 meters in length. It lived during the Late Jurassic in modern-day North America. The teeth of Diplodocus were of a highly unusual shape for sauropods, likely to give the creature access to different forms of vegetation. This would limit competition, as Diplodocus shared its environment with numerous other sauropod species, all herbivorous. Diplodocus also sports an unusually long tail, with far more vertebrae (80 in fact) than many of its contemporaries and ancestors. Some possible uses for the tail include defense and communication (by using the tail like a whip).

More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.

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