Dinosaur skeleton goes on display at Dubai Mall

The 155 million-year-old dinosaur, discovered recently at the Dana Quarry in Wyoming, USA on display at Dubai Mall. Photo by Juidin Bernarrd/Khaleej Times

A 155 million-year-old dinosaur has taken up residence at the Dubai Mall, and the public has been tasked with the job of naming it.

The surprise unveiling of the 24.4 metre-long Diplodocus Longus saw the jaws of hundreds of shoppers drop to the floor at Monday evening's reveal.

The colossal exhibit has been noted as the rarest paleontology find in history, with more than 90 per cent of its skeleton intact.

So what's it going to be? Matilda, Penny, Candy... who knows, but let's get naming.