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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...

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This article was originally posted at Amazing Zoology . View original article at http://amzoo.in/b9f0d Name: Velociraptor‭ (‬Swift seize.r‭) Phonetic: Vell-oss-e-rap-tor. Named By: Henry Fairfield Osborn‭ ‬-‭ ‬1924. Classification: Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Saurischia Theropoda Tetanurae Coelurosauria Dromaeosauridae. Species: V.‭ ‬mongoliensis,‭ ‬V.‭ ‬osmolskae. Type: Carnivore. Size: 2‭ ‬meters long. Known locations: Mongolia,‭ ‬Barun Goyot Formation,‭ ‬Djadochta Formation. Time period: Campanian of the Cretaceous. Fossil representation: Many fossilised skeletons. The overall appearance of Velociraptor was that of a lightweight bipedal hunter built for speed, unlike other known Dromaeosaurids by having an upturned snout at the front of a long,‭ ‬low skull.‭ ‬The skull was filled with small te...