This was followed by a much more detailed publication in 2006, which not only renamed the species Diplodocus hallorum, but also speculated that it could prove to be the same as D. longus.
Dette blev opfulgt af en detaljeret publikation i 2006, der ikke bare omdøbte arten til Diplodocus hallorum, men også foreslog at fossilet D. hallorum kunne vise sig at være et eksemplar af D. longus.