SauropodomorphaBrachiosauridae

Brachiosaurus altithorax

Brachiosaurus altithorax skeletal reconstruction, left lateral view, reconstructed length ~23 m.
Scale bar = 1 meter
Taxon
Brachiosaurus altithorax Riggs, 1903
Reconstructed length
~24 m (79 feet)
View
Left lateral
Drawing
© Scott Hartman
Drawn
2010, revised 2022
Clade
  1. Sauropodomorpha
  2. Sauropoda
  3. Neosauropoda
  4. Macronaria
  5. Brachiosauridae

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The iconic “tall boi” sauropod of the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation in western North America. Like other brachiosaurids, its forelimbs were longer than its hindlimbs, giving it a high-shouldered, giraffe-like stance with an upright neck.

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