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Diplodocus, Long Thought Exclusively American, Turns Up in Spain

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  1. hackyhacky · · focus · HN ↗
    > Diplodocus, Long Thought Exclusively American, Turns Up in Spain

    Another example of quality American production moving overseas. Globalization will be the end of us

    1. shagie · · focus · HN ↗
      Reunite Pangea! <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;thepangeamap.com" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;thepangeamap.com (you can put Diplodocus on the timeline and see a projection of what the map was then)
      1. higginsniggins · · focus · HN ↗
        So according to this map, North America was separated from Spain by a body of water when Diplodocus was alive?
        1. Nursie · · focus · HN ↗
          Looks like there was a land-bridge to &quot;Europe&quot; around the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary if you stick it in Paleotopography mode.

          (I like that mode better because it appears to show the actual landmasses at the time vs the plates with an approximation of the modern masses overlayed)

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