Brachiosaurus
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Brachiosaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in North America during the Late Jurassic, about 155.6 to 145.5 million years ago. It was first described by American paleontologist Elmer S. R
Brachiosaurus mount
An expedition member lying by the humerus during the excavation in 1900
Riggs (right) and laboratory assistant working on the holotype bones in 1899. The still-jacketed thighbone can be seen on the left.
Dorsal vertebra of the holotype, Field Museum
Giraffatitan
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Giraffatitan is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the late Jurassic Period in what is now Lindi Region, Tanzania. Only one species is known, G. brancai, named in honor of German paleontol
Brachiosaurus
…genus of the family Brachiosauridae, which includes a handful of other similar sauropods. Most popular depictions of Brachiosaurus are in fact based on Giraffatitan, a genus of brachiosaurid dinosaur from the Tendaguru Formation of Tanzania. Giraffatitan was originally described by German paleontologist Werner…
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A hindlimb during excavation in the Tendaguru in Lindi Region
Porters carrying a large bone at the Tendaguru
Foreman Boheti bin Amrani preparing a large rib