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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 20th century.

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  • 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 20th century. The casting and distribution of the skeleton made the word dinosaur a household word; for millions of people it became the first dinosaur they had ever seen. It was also responsible for the subsequent popularity of the entire genus Diplodocus, since the skeleton has been on display in more places than any other sauropod dinosaur. Its discovery was catalyzed by the announcement of the excavation of a large thigh bone (unrelated to Dippy) by William Harlow Reed near Medicine Bow, Wyoming in December 1898. On a return trip financed by Carnegie, Reed excavated Sheep Creek Quarry D in which he found the first part of Dippy's skeleton, a toe bone, on July 4, 1899. Its discovery on Independence Day, and its use in American diplomacy via Carnegie's international donations of replicas, led to its being nicknamed the "star-spangled dinosaur". Dippy became the centrepiece of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, such that the museum became known as "the house that Dippy built". In 2016, a petition to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature was being considered which proposed to make Diplodocus carnegii the new type species of Diplodocus. The proposal was rejected in 2018, and D. longus has been maintained as the type species. (en)
  • Dippy es un esqueleto compuesto de Diplodocus del Museo Carnegie de Historia Natural de Pittsburgh, y el holotipo de la especie Diplodocus carnegii. Se considera el esqueleto de dinosaurio individual más famoso del mundo, debido a los numerosos réplicas de yeso donados por Andrew Carnegie a varios museos importantes de todo el mundo a principios del siglo XX.​​ La distribución del esqueleto hizo que para millones de personas se convirtiera en el primer dinosaurio que habían visto. También fue responsable de la posterior popularidad de todo el género Diplodocus, ya que el esqueleto se ha exhibido en más lugares que cualquier otro dinosaurio saurópodo.​ Su descubrimiento fue impulsado por el anuncio de la excavación de un fémur grande (no relacionado con Dippy) por William Harlow Reed cerca de Medicine Bow, Wyoming en diciembre de 1898.​ En un viaje de regreso financiado por Carnegie, Reed excavó Sheep Creek Quarry D en el que encontró la primera parte del esqueleto de Dippy, un hueso del dedo del pie, el 4 de julio de 1899.​ Su descubrimiento en el Día de la Independencia y su uso en la diplomacia estadounidense a través de las donaciones internacionales de réplicas de Carnegie, lo llevaron a ser apodado el "dinosaurio estrellado".​ Dippy se convirtió en la pieza central del Museo Carnegie de Historia Natural, por lo que el museo se hizo conocido como "la casa que construyó Dippy".​​ En 2016, se estaba considerando una petición a la Comisión Internacional de Nomenclatura Zoológica que proponía hacer de Diplodocus carnegii la nueva especie tipo de Diplodocus. La propuesta fue rechazada en 2018 y D. longus se ha mantenido como especie tipo.​​ (es)
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  • Dippy (en)
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  • Sheep Creek Quarry D, near Medicine Bow, Wyoming; upper of the Talking Rock facies of the Brushy Basin Member of the Morrison Formation (en)
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  • Diplodocus carnegii (en)
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  • 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 20th century. (en)
  • Dippy es un esqueleto compuesto de Diplodocus del Museo Carnegie de Historia Natural de Pittsburgh, y el holotipo de la especie Diplodocus carnegii. Se considera el esqueleto de dinosaurio individual más famoso del mundo, debido a los numerosos réplicas de yeso donados por Andrew Carnegie a varios museos importantes de todo el mundo a principios del siglo XX.​​ (es)
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