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Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus, Riggs, 1903
number on the map: 30
Superorder: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Brachiosaurus is one of the largest and most well-known herbivorous dinosaurs in the world. It owes its name to the characteristic limbs – specifically their size. The forelimbs were longer than the hindlimbs, which made Brachiosaurus seem even taller. Currently, the genus Brachiosaurus includes one species: Brachiosaurus altithorax.
The Brachiosaurus skeleton displayed at the Berlin Natural History Museum is the largest such skeleton in the world.
body length: 22–27 m
body mass: 28 000–80 000 kg
temporal range: ca. 154 mya