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Dippy at Norwich Cathedral
At 70' (21.3m) long the diplodocus cast takes up a considerable proportion of the nave of the cathedral - and there aren't that many buildings which could display him for this reason.
Dippy is is a plaster cast replica of the fossilised bones of a Diplodocus carnegii skeleton, the original of which (also known as Dippy) is on display at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
The diplodocus was a sauropod dinosaur which roamed the earth around 145–156 million years ago towards the end of the Jurassic Period spanning the Kimmeridgian and Tithonian ages.
"Dippy" the Diplodocus is 'on tour' around the country, and is in residence at Norwich Cathedral from 13th July - 30th Oct 2021.
[Update Jan 2024] Dippy is now to be found at The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry - website here Link
Dippy is is a plaster cast replica of the fossilised bones of a Diplodocus carnegii skeleton, the original of which (also known as Dippy) is on display at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
The diplodocus was a sauropod dinosaur which roamed the earth around 145–156 million years ago towards the end of the Jurassic Period spanning the Kimmeridgian and Tithonian ages.
"Dippy" the Diplodocus is 'on tour' around the country, and is in residence at Norwich Cathedral from 13th July - 30th Oct 2021.
[Update Jan 2024] Dippy is now to be found at The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum in Coventry - website here Link
by Rob Farrow
Created: Tue, 7 Sep 2021, Updated: Tue, 16 Jan 2024
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