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Dinosaur: Brachiosaurus fraasi
Jurassic: 154.8–145 Ma
| Length*: | 17.5 m | 57.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 17 t | 37,479 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Jurassic
Stage: Kimmeridgian-Tithonian
Years: 154.8–145 Ma
Details
Status: S > Giraffatitan brancai
Author: Janensch
Year: 1914
Distribution
Sources
Material: Right scapula, right humerus.
References: Taylor, M.P. (2009) "A re-evaluation of Brachiosaurus altithorax Riggs 1903 (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) and its generic separation from Giraffatitan brancai (Janensch 1914)".
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