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brachiosaurus


bra·chi·o·sau·rus

B5452875 (brā′kē-ə-sôr′əs, brăk′ē-)n. A large brachiosaurid dinosaur of the genus Brachiosaurus of the Jurassic Period, with the nostrils and eyes set high up on the head. Also called brachiosaur.
[New Latin Brāchiosaurus, genus name : Latin brācchium, arm; see brachium + Greek sauros, lizard.]

brachiosaurus

(ˌbreɪkɪəˈsɔːrəs; ˌbræk-) n (Animals) a dinosaur of the genus Brachiosaurus, up to 30 metres long: the largest land animal ever known. See also sauropod

bra·chi·o·sau·rus

(brā′kē-ə-sôr′əs) or bra·chi·o·saur (brā′kē-ə-sôr′) Plural brachiosauri or brachiosaurs A massive sauropod dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods. It had forelegs that were longer than its hind legs, and nostrils on top of its head.

Brachiosaurus


Brachiosaurus

[‚brā·kē·ə′sȯr·əs] (paleontology) A herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, 90 feet (27 meters) long and weighing 85 - 110 tons, from the Late Jurassic that had a very long neck.

Brachiosaurus

 

a genus of reptiles of the suborder Sauropoda of the order Saurischia of dinosaurs. The body measures over 20 m long and the body build resembles that of the giraffe: the forelegs are very long. There are two species. The Brachiosaurus lived in the late Jurassic, inhabiting the shores of large bodies of water and feeding on vegetation. The fossils of Brachiosaurus serve as instructional material. Several whole skeletons have been found in the USA and Africa.

REFERENCE

Osnovy paleontologii: Zemnovodnye, presmykaiushchiesia, ptitsy. Moscow, 1964.
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