Brachiosaurus

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macronarian sauropod prehistoric reptile sauropod dinosaur

Brachiosaurus is a large, long-necked sauropod dinosaur famous for its towering height and iconic appearances in popular culture.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Brachiosaurus canonical 10
Brachiosaurus altithorax 2
Brachiosaurus brancai 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf macronarian sauropod ⓘ
prehistoric reptile ⓘ
sauropod dinosaur ⓘ
bodyPlan giraffe-like posture ⓘ
class Reptilia ⓘ
describedBy Elmer S. Riggs ⓘ
diet herbivorous ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Brachiosaurus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Giraffatitan brancai
estimatedHeadHeightInMeters 12–16 ⓘ
estimatedMassInTonnes 30–50 ⓘ
estimatedShoulderHeightInMeters 6–9 ⓘ
estimatedTotalLengthInMeters 18–22 ⓘ
family Brachiosauridae ⓘ
feedingStrategy high browsing ⓘ
forelimbLengthRelativeToHindlimb forelimbs longer than hindlimbs ⓘ
fossilRange Upper Jurassic of North America ⓘ
fossilsFoundIn United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
geologicalAgeInMillionsOfYearsAgo 154–150 ⓘ
hasSubtaxon Brachiosaurus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Brachiosaurus altithorax
holotypeSpecimenFoundNear Grand River Valley, Colorado ⓘ
infraorder Sauropoda ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
likelyFoodPlants conifers ⓘ
cycads ⓘ
ginkgos ⓘ
livedDuring Kimmeridgian ⓘ
Late Jurassic ⓘ
Tithonian ⓘ
locomotion quadrupedal ⓘ
nameLanguageOfOrigin Greek ⓘ
nameMeaning arm lizard ⓘ
neckLengthRelativeToBody very long neck ⓘ
notableFossilSite Colorado ⓘ
Morrison Formation ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
order Saurischia ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
popularCultureAppearance Jurassic Park ⓘ
surface form: Jurassic Park (1993 film)
popularCultureRole iconic long-necked dinosaur ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
respiration air-breathing ⓘ
suborder Sauropodomorpha ⓘ
superorder Dinosauria ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
thermoregulation likely homeothermic ⓘ
trophicLevel primary consumer ⓘ
typeSpecies Brachiosaurus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Brachiosaurus altithorax
yearDescribed 1903 ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jurassic Park → notableSpecies → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
Morrison Formation → containsFossilTaxon → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
Late Jurassic → notableTaxon → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
Dinosauria → hasMember → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
Saurischia → includesRepresentativeGenus → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
Jurassic Park III → featuresCreature → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
Time of the Titans → depicts → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
Brachiosaurus → typeSpecies → Brachiosaurus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brachiosaurus altithorax
Brachiosaurus → distinguishedFrom → Brachiosaurus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Giraffatitan brancai
Brachiosaurus → hasSubtaxon → Brachiosaurus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brachiosaurus altithorax
John Hammond → associatedWith → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
Tendaguru Formation → yieldedFossil → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Giraffatitan
Tendaguru Formation → yieldedFossil → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brachiosaurus brancai
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin → notableExhibit → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Giraffatitan brancai skeleton
Macronaria → containsRepresentativeGenus → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
Sauropoda → includesTaxon → Brachiosaurus ⓘ