Brachiosaurus, the arm lizard
This article was originally posted at Amazing Zoology . View original article at http://amzoo.in/lstu1 Image Credit: Joe Tucciarone/Science Photo Library Name: Brachiosaurus (Arm lizard). Phonetic: Brak-he-o-dore-us. Named By: Elmer S. Riggs - 1903. Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Sauropoda, Titanosauriformes, Brachiosauridae. Species: B. altithorax (type). Type: Herbivore. Size: Approximately 26 meters long. Known locations: USA, Morrison formation. Time period: Kimmeridgian of the Jurassic. Fossil representation: Several specimens, the most complete of which is believed to have come from a sub adult. The sauropod dinosaur Brachiosaurus earned its name from the fact that the ar...