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LATE JURASSIC MORRISON FORMATION DIORAMA
The Morrison is a widespread deposit in the western United States. A Jurassic flood plain characterized by meandering rivers, small ponds and lakes. It includes arid sandy desert in the south west and a wetter swampy environments in the north. Dominated by large plant eating dinosaurs.
updated 10/28/02
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Diplodocus is one the more common saurapods in the Morrison. Apatosaurus is a fatter relative and occurs less often. Ceratosaurus is also rare possibly favoring a swampy environment.
Starting from the left we have a Diplodocus herd, a rearing Battat, an Invicta and safari Carnegie. Then there is an Invicta Apatosaurus followed by a Battat Ceratosaurus and a Wild Safari Ceratasaurus. Last a Schliech adult and baby Apatosaurus.
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Allosaurus is the dominant therapod of the Morrison. All other predators are rare. Apatosaurus, also known by its junior synonym brontosaurus is more common as a figure than a fossil. Carnegie Safari has produced two Allosaurus figures. The lower figure being their most current replica. The other two, the older retired versions, are trapping a Bullyland Apatosaurus. From the Wild Safari series you see a nice yellow Allosaurus and two red adult Apatosaurus protecting a baby. Next two adult versions and two juvenile versions of the Carnegie Safari Apatosaurus.
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Brachiosaurus is locally significant but not wide spread while Stegosaurus is common through out the Morrison. Small therapods and hypsilophidonts are also present. On the left are a Bullyland Stegosaurus, a Schleich Brachiosaurus and a Tamiya Hypsilophidon. Center is a Safari trio, a large Carnegie Safari, older green Wild Safari, the current tan version and in the middle is a baby Kennar Brachiosaur from the Jurassic Park series. Next is a Bullyland and Invicta Brachiosaur. Last is an Invicta Stegosaurus.
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Stegosaurus seems to have preferred the better-watered riverine areas. The Stegosaurus plates a subject to a variety of interpretations and the different points of view are seen in the different figures. The scarlet Jasman shows a single row of plates, the black and tan Play Vision is an alternating parallel row, as does the tan Schliech accompanied by a Kennar baby. The green Bullyland keeps the older paired rows and dragging tail. Then come four different Safari Stegosaurus. First is the current Carnegie Stegosaur with double alternating plates and a low tail. Center is a high tailed Wild Safari Stegosaur and baby and last the retired Carnegie Safari Stegosaur.
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