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Brachiosaurus
Name's meaning: "arm lizard"
Pronounciation: BRAK-ee-oh-sore-us
Physical Description:
A full grown Brachiosaurus measured about 100 feet long, and grew to between 40-50 feet tall. It weighed around 50-80 tons (weight estimates vary greatly for dinosaurs).
The Brachiosaurus was a huge dinosaur, with long legs and a really long neck.
Brachiosaurus had four long legs, it's front legs were longer than it's rear legs. The Brachiosaurus had really long nostrils on the top of it's head.
Young Earth Age:
Alive sometime in the last 6000 years.
Old Earth Age:
According to old earth scientists, Brachiosaurus lived in the Late Jurassic Period about 150 million years ago.
Diet:
It was a herbivore (ate plants).
Fossil locations:
Brachiosaurus fossils have been found in various locations in Africa and North America.
Classification:
B.Altithorax
Brachiosaurus facts and information by George Manty.
