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Giraffatitan
Taxonomy
Brachiosaurus (Giraffatitan) was named by Paul (1988). It is not extant.
It was reranked as Giraffatitan by Olshevsky (1992), Taylor (2009), Ksepka and Norell (2010), Marty et al. (2010), D'Emic (2012), Mannion et al. (2013), D'Emic (2013), Mocho et al. (2014), Carballido et al. (2015), D'Emic et al. (2016), Salisbury et al. (2016), Mannion et al. (2017) and Mannion et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Brachiosaurus by Paul (1988); to Titanosauriformes by Mocho et al. (2014); and to Brachiosauridae by Olshevsky (1992), Taylor (2009), Ksepka and Norell (2010), Marty et al. (2010), D'Emic (2012), Mannion et al. (2013), D'Emic (2013), Carballido et al. (2015), D'Emic et al. (2016), Salisbury et al. (2016), Mannion et al. (2017) and Mannion et al. (2019).
It was reranked as Giraffatitan by Olshevsky (1992), Taylor (2009), Ksepka and Norell (2010), Marty et al. (2010), D'Emic (2012), Mannion et al. (2013), D'Emic (2013), Mocho et al. (2014), Carballido et al. (2015), D'Emic et al. (2016), Salisbury et al. (2016), Mannion et al. (2017) and Mannion et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Brachiosaurus by Paul (1988); to Titanosauriformes by Mocho et al. (2014); and to Brachiosauridae by Olshevsky (1992), Taylor (2009), Ksepka and Norell (2010), Marty et al. (2010), D'Emic (2012), Mannion et al. (2013), D'Emic (2013), Carballido et al. (2015), D'Emic et al. (2016), Salisbury et al. (2016), Mannion et al. (2017) and Mannion et al. (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Brachiosaurus (Giraffatitan) Paul p. 9 |
| 1992 | Giraffatitan Olshevsky p. 183 |
| 2009 | Giraffatitan Taylor p. 799 |
| 2010 | Giraffatitan Ksepka and Norell |
| 2010 | Giraffatitan Marty et al. p. 129 |
| 2012 | Giraffatitan D'Emic |
| 2013 | Giraffatitan D'Emic |
| 2013 | Giraffatitan Mannion et al. |
| 2014 | Giraffatitan Mocho et al. |
| 2015 | Giraffatitan Carballido et al. |
| 2016 | Giraffatitan D'Emic et al. |
| 2016 | Giraffatitan Salisbury et al. p. 125 |
| 2017 | Giraffatitan Mannion et al. |
| 2019 | Giraffatitan Mannion et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Giraffatitan Paul 1988
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†Brachiosaurus (Giraffatitan) brancai Janensch 1914
†Giraffatitan brancai Janensch 1914
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Invalid names: Brachiosaurus fraasi Janensch 1914 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| G. S. Paul 1988 | As for species. |