Brachiosauridae
E922678
Brachiosauridae is a family of large, long-necked sauropod dinosaurs characterized by their forelimbs being longer than their hindlimbs, giving them a distinctive, giraffe-like stance.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brachiosauridae (in some definitions, as stem-titanosauriforms) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dinosaur family
ⓘ
sauropod family ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Macronarian sauropods ⓘ |
| bodyPlan |
long tail
ⓘ
massive columnar limbs ⓘ |
| characteristic |
forelimbs longer than hindlimbs
ⓘ
giraffe-like stance ⓘ large body size ⓘ long neck ⓘ quadrupedal posture ⓘ |
| clade |
Macronaria
ⓘ
Neosauropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ Titanosauriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1928 ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishedFromOtherSauropodsBy | forelimbs significantly longer than hindlimbs ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | large terrestrial herbivore ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| feedingStrategy | high browsing ⓘ |
| fossilFoundIn |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | fragmentary but widespread ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom | fossil remains ⓘ |
| livedIn | Mesozoic Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locomotion | obligate quadruped ⓘ |
| namedBy | Franz Nopcsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neckPosture | elevated head and neck ⓘ |
| neckRelativeToBody | proportionally long neck ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Brachiosaurus altithorax
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Giraffatitan brancai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Sauropodomorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | air-breathing ⓘ |
| shoulderHeightRelativeToHips | higher shoulders than hips ⓘ |
| sizeClass | giant dinosaur ⓘ |
| suborder | Sauropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superorder | Dinosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailRelativeToNeck | tail shorter than neck in many members ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| temporalRange |
Early Cretaceous
ⓘ
Late Jurassic ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Brachiosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vertebralAnatomy | pneumatized vertebrae ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Brachiosauridae (in some definitions, as stem-titanosauriforms)