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Dinosaurs

Brachiosaurus

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Brachiosaurus altithorax

Brachiosaurus

dinosaurs
Body Type

Sauropod

Type

Sauropoda

Meaning

arm lizard

Length

30m

Weight

-

Taxanomy
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropodomorpha, Sauropoda, Eusauropoda, Neosauropoda, Macronaria, Camarasauromorpha, Titanosauriformes, Brachiosauridae, Brachiosaurus
Found In
Algeria, Portugal, Tanzania, USA
Range
156-151 mya
Diet
Herbivorous
Quick Facts
    Rather than being carnivores (meat eaters), the largest dinosaurs such as the Brachiosaurus & Apatosaurus were actually herbivores (plant eaters)
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Information
Brachiosaurus held its head very high. It is likely to have eaten the leaves on tall tree-like plants.
Alternate Names