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Name - Brachiosaurus altithorax Riggs 1903

Name Details

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:703726 [metadata]

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Species

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Animalia (Kingdom)
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
Reptilia (Class)
Archosauria (Subclass)
Saurischia (Order)
Sauropodomorpha (Suborder)

References

Original Description Reference

  • Brachiosaurus altithrax, the largest known Dinosaur. American Journal of Science, (4)(xv) 1903: pp. 299-306. [Zoological Record Volume 40]

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Zoological Record

Recent Publications

  • The brachiosaur giants of the Morrison and Tendaguru with a description of a new subgenus, Giraffatitan, and a comparison of the world's largest dinosaurs.
  • Brachiosaurus altithrax, the largest known Dinosaur.
  • A re-evaluation of Brachiosaurus altithorax Riggs 1903 (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) and its generic separation from Giraffatitan brancai (Janensch 1914).
  • Redescription of Brachiosaurid Sauropod Dinosaur Material From the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation, Colorado, USA.

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