Meet Diplodocus carnegii, affectionately called Dippy, our beloved mascot.
In this video, Jessica Romano, Museum Education Writer, shares the highlights of Dippy's origin story, including:
the newspaper article that caught Andrew Carnegie's attention
the team of paleontologists who traveled to Wyoming to search for a dinosaur for Pittsburgh
how many crates it took to ship Dippy from Sheep Creek, Wyoming to Pittsburgh, PA
the naming and display of Diplodocus carnegii
why and how casts of Dippy were sent around the world
Spotlight is a new series in which we highlight some of the millions of specimens in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History Collection. Do you have a specimen you'd like us to showcase? Or more questions about Dippy? Let us know in the comments!
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