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| More Dinosaur Fact Sheets | EnchantedLearning.com Brachiosaurus Fact Sheet |
Dinosaur/Paleontology Dictionary |
| NAME: | Meaning - Brachiosaurus means "Arm lizard" Pronounced - BRAK-e-o-SAWR-us Named By - Elmer S. Riggs When Named - 1903 |
| DIET: | Herbivore (plant-eater) - it ate conifers, cycads, and ginkgos. |
| SIZE: | Length - 80-85 feet (24-26 m) long Height - 23 feet (7 m) tall at the hips, 40-50 feet (12-16 m) tall at the head Weight - 33-88 tons (30-80 tonnes) |
| WHEN IT LIVED: | Late Jurassic period, about 156-145 million years ago |
| WHERE IT LIVED: | Fossils have been found in Colorado, USA, North America and Tanzania, Africa, and perhaps Portugal, Europe. |
| FOSSILS: | A few incomplete fossils have been found (mostly without skulls). |
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| INTERESTING FACTS: |
Unlike most other dinosaurs, the front legs of Brachiosaurus were longer than the hind legs (hence its name, "arm lizard"). |
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