Brachiosaurus is one of the oldest animals. It is among dinosaurs like Apatosaurus and Diplodocus. The Brachiosaurs lived about 156 million years ago at a time known as the Jurassic Period. The name “Brachiosaurus” can be translated as “armed lizards”. The Brachiosaurs weighed up to four elephants and were found in North America and Africa. The facts about the dinosaur are both fascinating and mysterious. However, these facts make it easier to have an image of these animals.
They could live for 100 years
Brachiosaurus has had a life of about 100 years. It is believed that the reason for this was its relatively slow movement and large size. From head to tail, the Brachiosaurus had a length of up to 85 feet. In addition to their size and their movements, healthy adults could live long due to their immunity to predators.
Their forelimbs were longer than the hind limbs
The longer forelimbs of the hind limbs gave the Brachiosaurus a posture reminiscent of a giraffe. In addition, they were able to reach the top of tall trees without being stressed. It is believed that they can occasionally rise up on their hind legs to reach higher levels.
Their first samples were discovered on 1900
The Field Museum of Natural History discovered the first specimen of the Brachiosaurus in western Colorado in 1900. It was an almost complete skeleton of the animal. Elmer Riggs is responsible for giving the animal the name “Brachiosaurus”. The researchers later discovered that a Brachiosaurus skull had been found earlier. However, it had been wrongly classified as an apatosaurus.
Their skulls were attached to the neck
The skulls of the Brachiosaurus had tiny brains and were weakly attached to the skeleton of the trunk. The weak attachment made it easy for scientists to disassemble the head from the rest of the body. It is also an indication that predators could easily separate the head from the trunk.
It could be the same organism that was called Giraffatitan
The facts on Giraffatitan show that they resembled the Brachiosaurus in all respects, except that its neck was long and lived in northern Africa. The scientific name of Giraffatitan reveals that it has a different genus from that of the Brachiosaurus. As such, scientists are not sure whether to classify them together with Brachiosaurus or not.
It was believed that they were semiaquatic
Initially, investigators concluded that the massive weight of these organisms could only be sustained by them walking along the bottom of large water bodies. As a result, they would push their heads on the surface of the water to eat and breathe. But many researchers have criticized this theory because if it were true, then the animals would have been suffocated.
It is among the most famous dinosaurs of the cinema
Animations, films, documentaries and models have been developed with Brachiosaurus in them. Understanding how they move, eat and interact has been easily demonstrated by these media. An example of this media is Star Wars: A New Hope.
