Reptilia - Saurischia - Brachiosauridae
Alternative spelling: Brachiosaurus (Giraffatitan)
Full reference: G. S. Paul. 1988. The brachiosaur giants of the Morrison and Tendaguru with a description of a new subgenus, Giraffatitan, and a comparison of the world's largest dinosaurs. Hunteria 2(3):1-14
Parent taxon: Brachiosauridae according to P. D. Mannion et al. 2019
See also Carballido et al. 2015, D'Emic 2012, D'Emic 2013, D'Emic et al. 2016, Ksepka and Norell 2010, Mannion et al. 2017, Mannion et al. 2013, Marty et al. 2010, Mocho et al. 2014, Olshevsky 1992, Paul 1988, Salisbury et al. 2016 and Taylor 2009
Sister taxa: Abydosaurus, Bellusaurinae, Brachiosaurinae, Brachiosaurus, Camarasaurinae, Cedarosaurus, Euhelopodinae, Galvesaurus, Klamelisaurinae, Lusotitan, Ornithopsis eucamerotus, Sonorasaurus, Soriatitan, Venenosaurus, Vouivria
Subtaxa: Brachiosaurus (Giraffatitan) brancai Giraffatitan brancai
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Tanzania (42 collections)
Total: 42 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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