Diplodocus now common scientific opinion that "Seismosaurus hallorum" is a species of "Diplodocus". This genus of dinosaurs lived in what is now mid-western North America at the end of the Jurassic period. "Diplodocus" is one of the more common dinosaur fossils found in the middle to upper Morrison Formation, between about 154 and 152 million years ago, during the late Kimmeridgian age. The Morrison Formation records an environment and time dominated by gigantic sauropod dinosaurs, such as "Apatosaurus", "Barosaurus", "Brachiosaurus", "Brontosaurus", and "Camarasaurus". "Diplodocus" is among the most easily identifiable dinosaurs, with its typical sauropod shape, long neck and tail, and
Giant weta the world and heavier than a sparrow. This is, however, abnormal, as this individual was unmated and retained an abnormal number of eggs. The largest species of giant weta is the Little Barrier Island giant weta, also known as the wetapunga. One example reported in 2011 weighed 71 g. Giant weta tend to be less social and more passive than other weta. Their genus name, "Deinacrida", means "terrible grasshopper", from the Greek word δεινός ("deinos", meaning "terrible", "potent", or "fearfully great"), in the same way "dinosaur" means "terrible lizard". They are found primarily on New Zealand offshore islands, having been