Kelvingrove
DIPPY HAS ARRIVED IN GLASGOW
Glasgow has just got a new star.A friendly dinosaur. Dippy the Diplodocus. 70foot
plaster cast replica of the fossilised bones of of Diplodocus carnegii. It`s normal home is Natural History Museum, in London.Now it`s at our Kelvingrove Art Gallery.As you come in the front door will be met by Dippy.
Glasgow has just got a new star.A friendly dinosaur. Dippy the Diplodocus. 70foot
plaster cast replica of the fossilised bones of of Diplodocus carnegii. It`s normal home is Natural History Museum, in London.Now it`s at our Kelvingrove Art Gallery.As you come in the front door will be met by Dippy.
21.3-metre (70 ft) long
I had the pleasure of attending the opening night. Speeches,music and glasses of wine.
Nothing could steal the show.Dippy had arrived and ready to shine for 1000`s of visitors.
Nothing could steal the show.Dippy had arrived and ready to shine for 1000`s of visitors.
The meaning of their name is 'double beamed lizard'.
The species is named after Scottish industrialist-Andrew Carnegie.in 1899 he financed the original Diplodocus excavation in Wyoming, USA. In 1899 he donated a cast to the National History museum in London.
Carnegie paid £2,000 for the casting. Made of plaster of Paris, copying the original fossil bones structure.
Carnegie paid £2,000 for the casting. Made of plaster of Paris, copying the original fossil bones structure.
William Thomson, great grandson of Andrew Carnegie,
Diplodocus carnegii species that lived between 145 and 156 million years ago and roamed North America.They are the longest known dinosaur.
You pronounce their name 'dip-lod-ic-uss'.
292 bone skeleton
Diet of these herbivores must have consisted entirely of leaves, ferns and moss. Plant materials that this animal could strip without using much bite force.
This dinosaur’s neck and tail consisted of almost 100 vertebrae
Saturday 27 Jan 2019
Master Carson Main went on search of dinosaur.
He heard they had been seen in the grove-The Kelvingrove. After fighting of the rain he went on the look out.Here are of pictures from his search.
Master Carson Main went on search of dinosaur.
He heard they had been seen in the grove-The Kelvingrove. After fighting of the rain he went on the look out.Here are of pictures from his search.
Not here
Not here
Nah that s a tiger
I can spot a Diplodocus
I have found Dippy