Brachiosaurus

## General

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**Brachiosaurus** is a member of the sauropod family and one of the most well known of all dinosaurs. It gets its name from the great height of its humerus, or upper arm bone - which is longer than most humans are tall. For almost a century, Brachiosaurus was considered the tallest of all dinosaurs, being over nine metres tall. Since then, other dinosaurs have been discovered to have been taller.

Originally discovered in 1900 in Colorado, Brachiosaurus was named in 1903 by Elmer Riggs of the Field Museum in Chicago. Brachiosaurus was once thought to have lived in both the United States and Africa (Tanzania) in the Jurassic. Scientists believed that Africa and North America were connected during the Jurassic. However, the African species of Brachiosaurus is now thought to be a different genus called Giraffatitan.

New studies by computer specialists suggest that Brachiosaurus may not have carried its neck angle up as high as was thought once. It may have carried the neck more at a 45 - 60 degree angle.

## Description

*Braciosaurus* are among the largest species cloned by Ingen. This animal had front legs far longer than it's back legs and 30 foot necks. The tails are relatively short for sauropods, but are still quite large. The head is relatively small, with nostrils at the top.

### Variant 1

This version of *Brachiosaurus* are brown, but become grey with a creamy underbelly with age, along with the skin becoming more leathery, with younger animals having elephant-like skin. Some individuals have iridescent green along the head and neck, although it is unknown if this is sexual dimorphism or individual variation.

### Variant 2

These *Brachiosaurus* are light greyish-green, with lighter green stripes along much of the body. Males of the breed have red "caps" on the top of their heads.

## Behavior

*Brachiosaurus* are relatively peaceful animals, spending most of their days browsing on foliage. While mostly unaware of humans, they have been known to respond to mimicked calls from them and to curiously approach some of their vehicles.

## History

### Jurassic Park

16 *Brachiosaurus* were created for Jurassic Park on Isla Sorna, 6 of which were transported to Isla Nublar to serve as an attraction for InGen's Jurassic Park.They lived in the Brachiosaurus Enclosure alongside a herd of *Parasaurolophus*. These animals were encountered multiple times during the 1993 Incident. After the island was abandoned one died of malnutrition. The remaining 10 Brachiosaurus on Isla Sorna were released when Hurricane Clarissa forced Ingen to evacuate the island. One herd was later encountered during the 2001 Incident. The *Brachiosaurus* on Isla Sorna were later moved to Isla Nublar for Jurassic World.

### Jurassic World

*Brachiosaurus* were planned to have an attraction known as Treetop Grazers, however, before it was complete, the *Indominus rex* broke out, causing the 2015 Incident that caused the park to close and freeing the *Brachiosaurus* from captivity.

### Post Jurassic World

The *Brachiosaurus* populations have remained consistent throughout the three-year time span Isla Nublar was abandoned, but they were later threatened when Mount Sibo threatened to erupt. Multiple individuals were encountered during the rescue mission, including one admired by Zia Rodriguez, and one of the original *Brachiosaurus* was seen being killed in a cloud of ash. One *Brachiosaurus* seems to have been captured and taken off the island, but this animal was never seen. Many embryos of the species were also sold.