Brachiosaurus Framed Art Picture
Brachiosaurus framed art picture. Jurassic period. Brachiosaurus brancai dinosaur art picture in 14" x 17" museum quality frame, double matted in glass.
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Product #US-012FBRACHIOSAURUS brancai
Brachiosaurus meaning "arm lizard", from the Greek brachion meaning "arm" and sauros meaning "lizard", was a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic Period. It was named thus because its forelimbs were longer than its hind limbs. One of the largest animals ever to walk the earth, it has become one of the most famous of all dinosaurs and is widely recognized worldwide.
Brachiosaurus is often considered to be the largest dinosaur known from a relatively complete fossilized skeleton. However, the most complete specimens, including the Brachiosaurus in the Humboldt Museum of Berlin (excavated in Africa, the tallest mounted skeleton in the world), are members of the species B. brancai which some scientists consider to be part of a separate genus, Giraffatitan. The holotype material of the type species, B. altithorax. includes a sequence of seven posterior dorsal vertebrae, sacrum, proximal caudal vertebra, coracoid, humerus, femur and ribs: enough from which to estimate size. Based on a complete composite skeleton, Brachiosaurus attained 25 meters (82 feet) in length and was probably able to raise its head about 13 meters (42 ft) above ground level.
TIME - 156 - 145 MYA, Late Jurassic
RANGE - Colorado, Tanzania
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