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The concrete Diplodocus of Vernal
Taylor, Michael P.; Sroka, Steven D.; Carpenter, Kenneth;
Taylor, Michael P.; Sroka, Steven D.; Carpenter, Kenneth;
The concrete Diplodocus of Vernal
Although many casts have been made of the iconic Carnegie Diplodocus, initially in plaster and more recently in various plastics, one stands alone as having been cast in concrete. This skeleton, made from the original Carnegie molds starting in 1956–7, was unveiled at the Utah Field House of Natural History in Vernal, Utah, in 1957, and stood outside the museum for three decades. The fate of the molds after this casting is uncertain. The concrete Diplodocus was the museum’s icon for 32 years until the weather damage became too great. The cast was then taken down and repaired, and fresh molds made from it by Dinolab in Salt Lake City. From these molds, a new replica was cast in water-expanded polyester (WEP) and mounted inside the Field House. This cast moved to the Field House’s new location in 2004 and was remounted in the atrium, but the old concrete cast could not be easily remounted and was instead transferred to the Prehistoric Museum at Price, Utah. It has, however, yet to be remounted there, as it awaits a new building for the museum. Meanwhile, the new molds have been used to create more Diplodocus casts that are mounted in Japan and elsewhere, and have also furnished missing parts of the iconic rearing Barosaurus skeleton in the atrium of the American Museum of Natural History. Thus the concrete Diplodocus of Vernal has become one of the most influential of all Diplodocus specimens, second only to the Carnegie original.
Submitted to Geology of the Intermountain West
Diplodocus, Carnegie, Utah, history, sauropod, skeletal mount
Diplodocus, Carnegie, Utah, history, sauropod, skeletal mount
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Anonymous. 1934. Construction of Museum at Vernal urged. Vernal Express, 27 September 1934, page 1. https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=21512583
Anonymous. 1943. Committee for museum to make plans for project. Vernal Express, 23 September 1943, page 1. https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=21493559
Anonymous. 1957. Dinosaur ceremonies climax 3-year project. Vernal Express, 13 June 1957, page 1. https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/details?id=21485044
Anonymous. 1960a. Dinosaur molds take long ride to No. Carolina children's home. Vernal Express, 14 July 1960, page 15. https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zk6w6s/21338221. Drafted by G. Ernest Untermann as “Dippy rides again”.
Anonymous. 1960b. Something 'big' for a fact. Rocky Mount Evening Telegram, 8 July 1960, page 4A. https://newspaperarchive.com/rocky-mount-evening-telegram-jul-08-1960-p-4/
Anonymous. 1960c. Mrs. Bell tells rotary about coming dinosaur. Rocky Mount Evening Telegram, 23 August 1960, page 7.
Anonymous. 1961a. Work to begin Monday on dinosaur project. Rocky Mount Evening Telegram, 11 June 1961, page 5.
Anonymous. 1968. What happened to the giant concrete dinosaur project at Sunset Park? Rocky Mount Evening Telegram, 3 March 1968, page 6.
Anonymous. 1991. Dippy returns as beast of new mold. Vernal Express, 26 June 1991, page 1. https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rv4bxq/22646163
Anonymous. 1993. “Dippy” the Diplodocus is being reassembled. Vernal Express, 23 June 1993. https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b88zdc/22648688
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Although many casts have been made of the iconic Carnegie Diplodocus, initially in plaster and more recently in various plastics, one stands alone as having been cast in concrete. This skeleton, made from the original Carnegie molds starting in 1956–7, was unveiled at the Utah Field House of Natural History in Vernal, Utah, in 1957, and stood outside the museum for three decades. The fate of the molds after this casting is uncertain. The concrete Diplodocus was the museum’s icon for 32 years until the weather damage became too great. The cast was then taken down and repaired, and fresh molds made from it by Dinolab in Salt Lake City. From these molds, a new replica was cast in water-expanded polyester (WEP) and mounted inside the Field House. This cast moved to the Field House’s new location in 2004 and was remounted in the atrium, but the old concrete cast could not be easily remounted and was instead transferred to the Prehistoric Museum at Price, Utah. It has, however, yet to be remounted there, as it awaits a new building for the museum. Meanwhile, the new molds have been used to create more Diplodocus casts that are mounted in Japan and elsewhere, and have also furnished missing parts of the iconic rearing Barosaurus skeleton in the atrium of the American Museum of Natural History. Thus the concrete Diplodocus of Vernal has become one of the most influential of all Diplodocus specimens, second only to the Carnegie original.
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