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JURASSIC MORRISON FORMATION DIORAMA
by
the Dinosaur Collector Page
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The
Morrison is a widespread deposit in the western United States. A
Jurassic flood plain characterized by meandering rivers, small ponds and
lakes. It includes arid sandy desert in the south west and a wetter
swampy environments in the north. Dominated by large plant eating
dinosaurs. updated 12/8/05
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Diplodocus
is one the more common sauropods in the Morrison. Apatosaurus
is a fatter relative and occurs less often. Ceratosaurus
is also rare possibly favoring a swampy environment. Starting from the
left we have a Diplodocus herd, a rearing Battat, an Invicta and safari
Carnegie. Then there is an Invicta Apatosaurus followed
by a Battat Ceratosaurus and a Wild Safari Ceratasaurus.
Last a Schleich adult and baby Apatosaurus.
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Allosaurus
is the dominant theropod of the Morrison. All other predators are
rare. Apatosaurus,
also known by its junior synonym Brontosaurus
is more common as a figure than a fossil. Carnegie Safari has produced
two Allosaurus figures. The lower figure
being their most current replica. The other two, the older
retired versions, are trapping a Bullyland Apatosaurus.
From the Wild Safari series you see a nice yellow Allosaurus
and two red adult Apatosaurus protecting a baby.
Next two adult versions and two juvenile versions of the Carnegie
Safari Apatosaurus.
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Brachiosaurus
is locally significant but not wide spread while Stegosaurus
is common through out the Morrison. Small theropods and hypsilophodonts
are also present. On the left are a Bullyland Stegosaurus,
a Schleich Brachiosaurus and a Tamiya Hypsilophodon.
Center is a Safari trio, a large Carnegie Safari, older green Wild
Safari, the current tan version and in the middle is a baby Kennar Brachiosaurus
from the Jurassic Park series. Next is a Bullyland and Invicta Brachiosaurus.
Last is an Invicta Stegosaurus.
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Stegosaurus seems to have preferred the better-watered riverine
areas. The Stegosaurus plates a subject to a variety
of interpretations and the different points of view are seen in the different
figures. The scarlet Jasman shows a single row of plates, the black
and tan Play Vision is an alternating parallel row, as does the tan
Schleich accompanied by a Kennar baby. The green Bullyland keeps
the older paired rows and dragging tail. Then come four different
Safari Stegosaurus. First is the current Carnegie
Stegosaurus with double alternating plates and a low
tail. Center is a high tailed Wild Safari Stegosaurus
and baby and last the retired Carnegie Safari Stegosaurus.
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