Very HardGiraffatitan
Giraffatitan brancai
jih-RAF-ah-TY-tan· “giraffe titan”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Jurassic🌿 herbivore🦴 Brachiosauridae
23 m
Length
12 m
Height
30 t
Weight
A colossal African brachiosaurid that held its head high on a giraffe-like neck. Its mounted skeleton in Berlin is one of the tallest ever put on display.
When
Late Jurassic, ~150 million years ago
Found in
Tanzania
Discovered
Werner Janensch, 1914
Did you know?
- Its Berlin skeleton is among the tallest mounted dinosaurs ever.
- Held its head high on a towering, giraffe-like neck.
- Once considered a species of Brachiosaurus before being split off.
Artwork: Dmitry Bogdanov, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.