Brachiosaurus (Brachiosaurus altithorax) Dimensions & Drawings
www.dimensions.com
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VERIFY:weight_max_kg: stored=56000 suggested=46900 confidence=medium — Current mass estimates for the subadult holotype of B. altithorax run from about 28.3 to 46.9 metric tons, following Taylor (2009) and Benson et al. (2014); the stored 56 t upper bound derives from older pre-2009 body models (which assumed 15% larger specimens) that later volumetric work supersedes.
Åbn kilde ↗Brachiosaurus (Brachiosaurus altithorax) Dimensions & Drawings
www.dimensions.com
Gennemgået: 3.9.2026
VERIFY:height_min_m: stored=9 suggested=12.5 confidence=low — Standing-height estimates for B. altithorax are generally given as roughly 12.5-15 m, so a 9 m lower bound is materially below the range current reconstructions support; confidence is low because the height figure comes from a compilation rather than a primary description.
Åbn kilde ↗A Re-Evaluation of Brachiosaurus altithorax Riggs 1903 (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) and Its Generic Separation from Giraffatitan brancai (Janensch 1914)
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Society of Vertebrate Paleontology)
Gennemgået: 3.9.2026
Peer-reviewed osteological revision that establishes the placement of Brachiosaurus altithorax within Brachiosauridae (Sauropoda, Macronaria, Titanosauriformes) and separates it generically from Giraffatitan.
Åbn kilde ↗Fossilworks: Brachiosaurus altithorax
Paleobiology Database (Fossilworks)
Gennemgået: 3.9.2026
Paleobiology Database taxon record listing the recorded fossil collections and occurrences of Brachiosaurus altithorax in the Jurassic of the western United States together with its stratigraphic age range.
Åbn kilde ↗Reconstruction of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation extinct ecosystem — a synthesis
Sedimentary Geology (Elsevier)
Gennemgået: 3.9.2026
Peer-reviewed synthesis reconstructing the climate, river-crossed lowland plains, vegetation and dinosaur ecosystem of the Morrison Formation, the palaeoenvironment inhabited by Brachiosaurus.
Åbn kilde ↗Sauropods — Dino Directory
Natural History Museum, London
Gennemgået: 3.9.2026
Museum Dino Directory entry for the sauropod body-shape group that includes Brachiosaurus, documenting these long-necked dinosaurs as high-browsing plant eaters (herbivores).
Åbn kilde ↗A chronostratigraphic framework for the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, western U.S.A.
Geology of the Intermountain West
Gennemgået: 3.9.2026
Extinct taxon; conservation status NE
Åbn kilde ↗A Re-Evaluation of Brachiosaurus altithorax Riggs 1903 (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) and Its Generic Separation from Giraffatitan brancai
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Society of Vertebrate Paleontology)
Gennemgået: 3.9.2026
Comprehensive re-description of the holotype and referred material of Brachiosaurus altithorax, serving as the authoritative general overview of the species' anatomy, size and diagnostic features.
Åbn kilde ↗A Re-Evaluation of Brachiosaurus altithorax Riggs 1903 (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) and Its Generic Separation from Giraffatitan brancai
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Society of Vertebrate Paleontology)
Gennemgået: 3.9.2026
Comprehensive re-description of the holotype and referred material of Brachiosaurus altithorax, serving as the authoritative general overview of the species' anatomy, size and diagnostic features.
Åbn kilde ↗A Re-Evaluation of Brachiosaurus altithorax Riggs 1903 (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) and Its Generic Separation from Giraffatitan brancai
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Society of Vertebrate Paleontology)
Gennemgået: 3.9.2026
Comprehensive re-description of the holotype and referred material of Brachiosaurus altithorax, serving as the authoritative general overview of the species' anatomy, size and diagnostic features.
Åbn kilde ↗A Re-Evaluation of Brachiosaurus altithorax Riggs 1903 (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) and Its Generic Separation from Giraffatitan brancai
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Society of Vertebrate Paleontology)
Gennemgået: 3.9.2026
Comprehensive re-description of the holotype and referred material of Brachiosaurus altithorax, serving as the authoritative general overview of the species' anatomy, size and diagnostic features.
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