Brachiosaurus

Giraffe-like prehistoric giant

Brachiosaurus is a genus of enormous plant-eating dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period, distinguished by its unusually long front legs and upright neck—more giraffe-like than most sauropods.

The name means "arm lizard," referring to those elongated forelimbs.

Among the largest land animals ever to exist, it appears frequently in popular culture: The brachiosaurus scene in Jurassic Park made everyone cry.

paleontology

fossil

Preserved ancient organism

JurassicDinosaur-dominated geological period
Morrison FormationMesozoic sedimentary rock sequence
excavationAct of unearthing

skeleton · specimen · Tanzania · Colorado · classification · clade · genus · species · discovery · museum

behavior

herbivore

Plant-only consumer

grazingFeeding on pasture
browsingCasual examination of options
herdGrazing animals together

migration · feeding · treetop · conifer · fern · cycad · ginkgo · foraging · digestion · metabolism

scale

massive

Extremely large and heavy

toweringOf imposing height
giganticImmensely large in scale
tonnageShip's weight capacity

height · length · weight · colossal · enormous · heavyweight · largest · immense · monumental · titan

anatomy

long-necked

Having extended throat region

forelimbsAnterior paired appendages
vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
skullHead's bone casing

nostrils · teeth · ribs · humerus · shoulder · tail · cervical · dorsal · sacral · caudal

cultural

Jurassic Park

Dinosaur amusement park catastrophe

museum exhibitCurated item on display
documentaryFactual film about reality
illustrationPicture explaining something

Berlin · Natural History · pop culture · children's book · prehistoric · educational · animation · model · replica · diorama

Brachiosaurus

fossil

herbivore

massive

long-necked

Jurassic Park

Brachiosaurus

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