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Brachiosaurus is estimated to have been between 18 and 22 meters (59 and 72 ft) long; body mass estimates of the subadult holotype specimen range from 28.3 to 46.9 metric tons (31.2 to 51.7 short tons). It had a disproportionately long neck, small skull, and large overall size, all of which are typical for sauropods.
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A dacentrurinae stegosaurid physically similar to Stegosaurus stenops but with much larger tail spines. [37] It is also similar to Kentrosaurus in having long dermal spikes on the caudal region. [35] The thighbone length was determined at 1082 millimeters. The longest spike was 86 centimeters long.
On the perilous Jurassic Period landscape of western North America, it was good to be big. Paleontologists have conducted a study scrutinizing bite marks left by meat-eating dinosaurs on the bones ...
Traditionally, the distinctive high-crested skull was seen as a characteristic of the genus Brachiosaurus, to which Giraffatitan brancai was originally referred; however, it is possible that Brachiosaurus altithorax did not show this feature, since within the traditional Brachiosaurus material it is known only from Tanzanian specimens now ...
Size is an important aspect of dinosaur paleontology, of interest to both the general public and professional scientists. Dinosaurs show some of the most extreme variations in size of any land animal group, ranging from tiny hummingbirds , which can weigh as little as two grams, to the extinct titanosaurs , such as Argentinosaurus and ...
The replica outside the Field Museum of Natural History in 2013. In 1999, an all-weather cast of Riggs' Brachiosaurus was installed on the museum's northwest terrace. The replica was visible from Lake Shore Drive and became "iconic for donning the jersey of various Chicago teams during sports seasons", according to Chicago Park District. [5]
English: Skeletal restoration ‘’Brachiosaurus’’ FMNH P 25107 (Holotype): This is the most complete adult Brachiosaurus specimen known. Dorsal vertebrae 6-12 are preserved, in addition to a sacrum, two caudals, a rib, a coracoid, a humerus, and a femur. Shown in white.