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Some brachiosaurs feeding off brittle, low-nutrition leaves while expending considerable effort not breaking their ridiculously long necks.
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Brachiosaurus was instantly recognisable for several reasons, the most obvious and striking one being the creature's size. From head to tail brachiosaurus could reach approximately 82 feet in length and due to its long, giraffe-like neck could raise its head to about 40 feet above ground level. At the other end of the sauropod was a long, muscular tail. While the tail of a fully grown brachiosaurus wasn't as long as that of it's cousin, the diplodocus, it was still huge and would have had little problem breaking the legs of any overly curious carnivores that strayed too close. Although it has been assumed that brachiosaurs were herd animals, their sheer mass meant even an individual brachiosaur would have had little to fear from predators at the time.Brachiosaurus's head, neck, tail and body were of course supported by legs. Four of them. Massive things. I'd say "as big as your arm", but your arm is so very very much smaller than a Brachiosaur's leg. I don't care who you are or how big you are, your stature is nothing when held up next to this thing! Hang your tiny, fragile mammalian head in shame. See? You can't even do that as gracefully as Brachiosaurus could! And to think, you probably laughed at that long neck when you saw it in Michael Benton books as a kid. Well who's laughing now, eh?
Well, probably not anyone reading this article. But that's okay - brachiosaurs couldn't laugh either (they could only cry tears of desperate sorrow).
Brachiosaurus gained it's name ('Arm Lizard') primarily due to the fact that it's forelimbs were almost half as long again as the back limbs, giving its posture a slight tilt. Neither forelimbs resembled conventional arms, though, instead more closely resembling the huge cylindrical stubs favoured by elephants and other unreasonably large things.
Also of note were the nostrils, which were elevated above the eyes and head, and situated in the middle of a bulky crest which rose from the centre of the skull. Due to this positioning, it was a long held belief that brachiosaurus was partially aquatic and relied on large bodies of water to help support its own weight. However, it has recently been found that the water pressure would have restricted the animal's breathing considerably. It therefore seems far more likely that brachiosaurus was a strictly terrestrial dinosaur - it knew what it liked, and what it liked was rock beneath its feet and leaves between its teeth - and gods have mercy on anything that gets in its way...
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Some Brachiosaurs feeding off brittle, low-nutrition leaves while expending considerable effort not breaking their ridiculously long necks.
Brachiosaurus was first discovered in 1900 when fossil specimens were unearthed in the Grand River Canyon of Western Colorado. Unlike the much, much more powerful Thecodontosaurus, Brachiosaurus is not thought to have caused the huge tear in the earth it was later found dead in. Not that a few Brachiosaurs couldn't have caused some serious landslides, mind, but in all fairness they probably wouldn't have had much time to do so. In order to support their significant bulk, they would most likely have had to spend the majority of their time eating plant matter to maintain their energy levels. They really were stupidly large.
Anatomy
Brachiosaurus was instantly recognisable for several reasons, the most obvious and striking one being the creature's size. From head to tail, Brachiosaurus could reach approximately 82 feet in length, and due to its long, giraffe-like neck could raise its head to approximately 40 feet above ground level. At the other end of the sauropod was a long, muscular tail. While the tail of a fully grown Brachiosaurus wasn't as long as that of it's cousin, the diplodocus, it was still huge and would have had little problem breaking the legs of any overly curious carnivores that strayed too close. Although it has been assumed that Brachiosaurs were herd animals, their sheer mass meant even an individual brachiosaur would have had little to fear from predators at the time.Brachiosaurus's head, neck, tail and body were of course supported by legs. Four of them. Massive things. I'd say "as big as your arm", but your arm is much, much, much smaller than a Brachiosaur's leg. I don't care who you are or how big you are, your stature was nothing when held up next to this thing. Hang your frail, tiny mammalian head in shame! See? You can't even do that as dramatically as Brachiosaurus could. And to think, you probably laughed at that long neck when you saw it in Michael Benton books as a kid. Well who's laughing now, eh?
Well, probably not anyone reading this article. But that's okay - Brachiosaurs couldn't laugh either.
Anyway, back to the legs (which did indeed go all the way up). Brachiosaurus gained it's name ('Arm Lizard') primarily due to the fact that it's forelimbs were almost half as long again as the back limbs, giving it's gait a slight incline. Neither forelimbs resembled conventional arms, though, instead more closely resembling the huge cylindrical stubs favoured by elephants and other unreasonably large things.
Also of note were the nostrils, which were elevated above the eyes and head, and situated in the middle of a bulky crest which rose from the centre of the skull. Due to this positioning, it was a long held belief that Brachiosaurus was partially aquatic, and relied on bodies of water to help support its own weight. However, it has recently been found that the water pressure would have restricted the animal's breathing considerably. In addition to a staple diet of land based plants, it seems that Brachiosaurus was exclusively terrestrial.
Edited on 2008-03-11 21:35:21 by IgorsWarpedBrain
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Brachiosaurus was instantly recognisable for several reasons, the most obvious and striking one being the creature's size. From head to tail, Brachiosaurus could reach approximately 82 feet in length, and due to its long, giraffe-like neck could raise its head to approximately 40 feet above ground level. At the other end of the sauropod was a long, muscular tail. While the tail of a fully grown Brachiosaurus wasn't as long as that of it's cousin, the diplodocus, it was still huge and would have had little problem breaking the legs of any overly curious carnivores that strayed too close. Although it has been assumed that Brachiosaurs were herd animals, their sheer mass meant even an individual brachiosaur would have had little to fear from predators at the time.
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Brachiosaurus was instantly recognisable for several reasons, the most obvious and striking one being the creature's size. From head to tail, Brachiosaurus could reach approximately 82 feet in length, and due to its long, giraffe-like neck could raise its head to approximately 40 feet above ground level. At the other end of the sauropod was a long, muscular tail. While the tail of a fully grown Brachiosaurus wasn't as comparatively long as that of it's cousin, the diplodocus, it was still huge and would have had little problem breaking the legs of any overly curious carnivores that strayed too close to this hulking behemoth. Although it has been assumed that Brachiosaurs were herd animals, due to their mass even an individual brachiosaur would have had little to fear from predators at the time.
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Some Brachiosaurs feeding off brittle, low-nutrition leaves while expending considerable effort not breaking their ridiculously long necks.
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Brachiosaurus
Some Brachiosaurs feeding off brittle, low-nutrition leaves while expending considerable effort not breaking their ridiculously long necks.
Brachiosaurus was first discovered in 1900 when fossil specimens were unearthed in the Grand River Canyon of Western Colorado. Unlike the much, much more powerful Thecodontosaurus, Brachiosaurus is not thought to have caused the huge tear in the earth it was later found dead in. Not that a few Brachiosaurs couldn't have caused some serious landslides, mind, but in all fairness they probably wouldn't have had much time to do so. In order to support their significant bulk, they would most likely have had to spend the majority of their time eating plant matter to maintain their energy levels. They really were stupidly large.
Anatomy
Brachiosaurus was instantly recognisable for several reasons, the most obvious and striking one being the creature's size. From head to tail, Brachiosaurus could reach approximately 82 feet in length, and due to its long, giraffe-like neck could raise its head to approximately 40 feet above ground level. At the other end of the sauropod was a long, muscular tail. While the tail of a fully grown Brachiosaurus wasn't as comparatively long as that of it's cousin, the diplodocus, it was still huge and would have had little problem breaking the legs of any overly curious carnivores that strayed too close to this hulking behemoth. Although it has been assumed that Brachiosaurs were herd animals, due to their mass even an individual brachiosaur would have had little to fear from predators at the time.
Brachiosaurus's head, neck, tail and body were of course supported by legs. Four of them. Massive things. I'd say "as big as your arm", but your arm is much, much, much smaller than a Brachiosaur's leg. I don't care who you are or how big you are, your stature was nothing when held up next to this thing. Hang your frail, tiny mammalian head in shame! See? You can't even do that as dramatically as Brachiosaurus could. And to think, you probably laughed at that long neck when you saw it in Michael Benton books as a kid. Well who's laughing now, eh?
Well, probably not anyone reading this article. But that's okay - Brachiosaurs couldn't laugh either.
Anyway, back to the legs (which did indeed go all the way up). Brachiosaurus gained it's name ('Arm Lizard') primarily due to the fact that it's forelimbs were almost half as long again as the back limbs, giving it's gait a slight incline. Neither forelimbs resembled conventional arms, though, instead more closely resembling the huge cylindrical stubs favoured by elephants and other unreasonably large things.
Also of note were the nostrils, which were elevated above the eyes and head, and situated in the middle of a bulky crest which rose from the centre of the skull. Due to this positioning, it was a long held belief that Brachiosaurus was partially aquatic, and relied on bodies of water to help support its own weight. However, it has recently been found that the water pressure would have restricted the animal's breathing considerably. In addition to a staple diet of land based plants, it seems that Brachiosaurus was exclusively terrestrial.
Brachiosaurus was even taller than a massive human baby!
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