Brachiosaurus

E268554

Brachiosaurus is a large, long-necked sauropod dinosaur famous for its towering height and iconic appearances in popular culture.

All labels observed (6)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf macronarian sauropod ⓘ
prehistoric reptile ⓘ
sauropod dinosaur ⓘ
bodyPlan giraffe-like posture ⓘ
class Reptilia ⓘ
describedBy Elmer S. Riggs ⓘ
diet herbivorous ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Giraffatitan brancai ⓘ
linked to: Brachiosaurus
estimatedHeadHeightInMeters 12–16 ⓘ
estimatedMassInTonnes 30–50 ⓘ
estimatedShoulderHeightInMeters 6–9 ⓘ
estimatedTotalLengthInMeters 18–22 ⓘ
family Brachiosauridae ⓘ
feedingStrategy high browsing ⓘ
forelimbLengthRelativeToHindlimb forelimbs longer than hindlimbs ⓘ
fossilRange Upper Jurassic of North America ⓘ
fossilsFoundIn United States ⓘ
geologicalAgeInMillionsOfYearsAgo 154–150 ⓘ
hasSubtaxon Brachiosaurus altithorax ⓘ
linked to: Brachiosaurus
holotypeSpecimenFoundNear Grand River Valley, Colorado ⓘ
infraorder Sauropoda ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
likelyFoodPlants conifers ⓘ
cycads ⓘ
ginkgos ⓘ
livedDuring Kimmeridgian ⓘ
Late Jurassic ⓘ
Tithonian ⓘ
locomotion quadrupedal ⓘ
nameLanguageOfOrigin Greek ⓘ
nameMeaning arm lizard ⓘ
neckLengthRelativeToBody very long neck ⓘ
notableFossilSite Colorado ⓘ
Morrison Formation ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
order Saurischia ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
popularCultureAppearance Jurassic Park (1993 film) ⓘ
linked to: Jurassic Park
popularCultureRole iconic long-necked dinosaur ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
respiration air-breathing ⓘ
suborder Sauropodomorpha ⓘ
superorder Dinosauria ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
thermoregulation likely homeothermic ⓘ
trophicLevel primary consumer ⓘ
typeSpecies Brachiosaurus altithorax ⓘ
linked to: Brachiosaurus
yearDescribed 1903 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jurassic Park → notableSpecies → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
Late Jurassic → notableTaxon → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
Dinosauria → hasMember → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
Jurassic Park III → featuresCreature → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
Time of the Titans → depicts → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
Brachiosaurus → typeSpecies → Brachiosaurus altithorax ⓘ
linked to: Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus → distinguishedFrom → Giraffatitan brancai ⓘ
linked to: Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus → hasSubtaxon → Brachiosaurus altithorax ⓘ
linked to: Brachiosaurus
John Hammond → associatedWith → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
Tendaguru Formation → yieldedFossil → Giraffatitan ⓘ
linked to: Brachiosaurus
Tendaguru Formation → yieldedFossil → Brachiosaurus brancai ⓘ
linked to: Brachiosaurus
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin → notableExhibit → Giraffatitan brancai skeleton ⓘ
linked to: Brachiosaurus
Sauropoda → includesTaxon → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous → featuresDinosaur → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
Sauropodomorpha → notableMember → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
Grand River Valley, Colorado → containsFossilsOf → Brachiosaurus altithorax ⓘ
linked to: Brachiosaurus
Brachiosauridae → typeGenus → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
Brachiosauridae → notableMember → Brachiosaurus altithorax ⓘ
linked to: Brachiosaurus
Brachiosauridae → notableMember → Giraffatitan brancai ⓘ
linked to: Brachiosaurus
Dinosaurs on Isla Sorna → includesSpecies → Brachiosaurus ⓘ
subject linked to: dinosaurs on Isla Sorna
Neosauropoda → includesTaxon → Brachiosaurus ⓘ