Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin (ISSN 0178 – 6288) . Number 120, December 2014, pp. 1-29. | Página 2

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The Long-necked Whip-tailed Sauropod Dinosaur skeleton is over 155 million
years old, and is 24.4 meters (80 feet) long and 7.6 metres (25 feet) high and was a
young adult female about 25 years old.
This dinosaur belongs to the family Diplodocidae, derived from the Greek words
diplos (double) and dokos (beam). The name Diplodocidae refers to the bones
resembling two beams located under its tail. These bones helped the dinosaur to
lift its mighty tail (The Dubai Mall, 2014).
Amphicoelias is derived from the Greek words amphi (on both sides) and koilos
(hollow). It refers to the thin vertebral walls the dinosaur needed to support its
enormous weight (The Dubai Mall, 2014).
Dubai-based developer Emaar unveiled the attraction on 10.03.2014, and a
dedicated onsite team will be sharing insights with visitors.
The prehistoric dinosaur remains are from the late Jurassic period and belong to
the species Amphicoelias brontodiplodocus, characterised by an endless whip-like
tail, long slender neck and small head.
Nearly 90 per cent of the fossil’s bones were found intact at the excavation site.
Almost all 360 unearthed bones were complete and in good condition. Its tail
bones were found broken, either ferociously bitten by a predator, or through
battle trauma from a tail fight.

The body trunk bones of the Long-necked Whip-tailed Sauropod Dinosaur (Amphicoelias
brontodiplodocus Galiano and Albersdörfer, 2010) at The Dubai Mall. Photo by: Prof.
Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf-von Jaffa. 08.04.2014.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/50022881@N00/13873389153/
Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 120 – December 2014