Diplodocid is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Diplodocid meaning
Any member of the family †Diplodocidae of large dinosaurs.
Using Diplodocid
- The main meaning on this page is: Any member of the family †Diplodocidae of large dinosaurs.
Context around Diplodocid
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Diplodocid
- In this selection, "diplodocid" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, basal, additional, snouts, sometimes and specimens stand out and add context to how "diplodocid" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include for a diplodocid it is and many additional diplodocid specimens in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "diplodocid" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with diplodocid
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In 2011, John Whitlock published a study that placed Apatosaurus a more basal diplodocid, sometimes less basal than Supersaurus. (19 words)
Their analysis was revised and expanded with many additional diplodocid specimens in 2015, which resolved the relationships of Apatosaurus slightly differently, and also supported separating Brontosaurus from Apatosaurus. (28 words)
The shape of the tail is unusual for a diplodocid; it is comparatively slender because of the rapidly decreasing height of the vertebral spines with increasing distance from the hips. (30 words)
A study of diplodocid snouts showed that the square snout, large proportion of pits, and fine, subparallel scratches of the teeth of Apatosaurus suggests it was a ground-height, nonselective browser. (31 words)
The shape of the tail is unusual for a diplodocid; it is comparatively slender because of the rapidly decreasing height of the vertebral spines with increasing distance from the hips. (30 words)
Their analysis was revised and expanded with many additional diplodocid specimens in 2015, which resolved the relationships of Apatosaurus slightly differently, and also supported separating Brontosaurus from Apatosaurus. (28 words)
Example sentences (4)
A study of diplodocid snouts showed that the square snout, large proportion of pits, and fine, subparallel scratches of the teeth of Apatosaurus suggests it was a ground-height, nonselective browser.
In 2011, John Whitlock published a study that placed Apatosaurus a more basal diplodocid, sometimes less basal than Supersaurus.
Their analysis was revised and expanded with many additional diplodocid specimens in 2015, which resolved the relationships of Apatosaurus slightly differently, and also supported separating Brontosaurus from Apatosaurus.
The shape of the tail is unusual for a diplodocid; it is comparatively slender because of the rapidly decreasing height of the vertebral spines with increasing distance from the hips.