Brachiosaurus

## *Brachiosaurus altithorax*

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* Alpine
* Hazelneck
* Russet

## Diet

 Plants

> *"Meet Brachiosaurus! With a craning neck adapted to browsing for foliage atop the highest trees, Brachiosaurus is one of the most recognizable sauropods in the world."*
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Brachiosaurus is a large Sauropod that lived in North America during the Late Jurassic. Brachiosaurus consists of one species in Prehistoric Kingdom, *Brachiosaurus altithorax*.

## In-Game

### Description

One of the most recognizable dinosaurs in popular culture, Brachiosaurus is possibly the most famous member of the sauropod family, rivaled only by Brontosaurus. Having been named for the size of its monstrous humerus, or upper arm bone, Brachiosaurus*'* legs are longer than a human is tall. It is one of the larger sauropods known among the family.

A large amount of traits that Brachiosaurus possesses are similar to the traits found on other sauropods. Those being the incredibly large size, long vertical neck, and robust body. Along with that, a variety of traits are unique such as skull shape.

### In-Game Trivia

"*Look at the size of this magnificent animal, the way it moves about with the grace fit for a giant… It's a real privilege to be able to cherish these beautiful creatures!*"

"*You can't get a much more classic dinosaur than Brachiosaurus.*"

"*Brachiosaurus is a sauropod, a type of herbivorous dinosaur with a tiny head at the end of a long neck. The largest animals to ever walk on land were sauropods, but not all of them were so gargantuan - for instance,* *Europasaurus grew just over 6 meters long! Which, to be fair, is still VERY large.*"

"*This is the iconic high-browsing sauropod, feeding on nutritious leaves and branches way up in the trees. These beautiful creatures can eat around 400 kilograms per day, so I better go check to see if our latest food delivery arrived on time. If not, we might have a bit of a problem!*"

## Paleontology

Due to its diet of being a high browser, Brachiosaurus developed an exceptionally long and vertical neck, enabling it to eat the highest of leaves from the tallest of trees, much like a modern day giraffe. In comparison to many of the other sauropods it lived with, like the relatively low browsing Diplodocus and medium browser Camarasaurus, Brachiosaurus enjoyed access to vegetation that was untouched from any competition.

For almost a century, Brachiosaurus was thought to be the tallest dinosaur, standing at up to 18 meters in height. Due to this immense height, paleontologists thought that Brachiosaurus would not have been able to support itself on land, and thus believed it to be semi aquatic, living in swamps and marshlands. However - this has since been disproven due to the discovery of air sacs throughout the animals body.

*Brachiosaurus altithorax* is found most prominently in the Morrison Formation, a Late Jurassic geologic fossil formation found in the south-west region of the United States. A variety of well-known dinosaurs have been found from this region, including Allosaurus, Ceratosaurus, Torvosaurus, Stegosaurus, Dryosaurus, and other Jurassic Sauropods, such as Diplodocus and Camarasaurus, with these creatures simply being the tip of the iceberg regarding the wide diversity found in this region.

## Gallery

* Photos
* Renders
* Animations
* Concept Art

Three *Brachiosaurus* in an enclosure.*Brachiosaurus* in a wooded enclosure.*Brachiosaurus* during sunset.

Brachiosaurus Website Render.Brachiosaurus head.Cindy's Artstation Brachiosaurus Alpine skin Render.Cindy's Artstation Brachiosaurus Hazelneck skin Render.Cindy's Artstation Brachiosaurus Russet skin Render.Brachiosaurus skins.Render comparing old Brachiosaurus model to current.Brachiosaurus Species Profile.

Brachiosaurus Walk Animation.Brachiosaurus Run Animation.

## Trivia

* Brachiosaurus was featured in the Early Access Announcement trailer and was included in the Early Access version of the game at launch.
* The "Russet" skin has stuck with Brachiosaurus for some time, having been planned to be included ever since the initial concept art for Brachiosaurus*'* inclusion in Prehistoric Kingdom first came out.
* When in sufficiently deep water Brachiosaurus and Argentinosaurus will have their hindquarters float up in a bizarre looking swimming posture. This is based on real fossils as there is a set of sauropod swim-tracks that shows a sauropod walking along the bottom of a body of water using only its front limbs, with its back limbs floating closer to the surface.
* Following its appearance in the *Jurassic Park* franchise, Brachiosaurus has enjoyed a constant spot as one of the most iconic dinosaurs ever, having potentially eclipsed Brontosaurus as the perceived standard form of sauropod.
* Brachiosaurus was confirmed to appear in Early Access on February 18th 2021, being the second Sauropod confirmed to appear.
* Most traditional reconstructions of Brachiosaurus historically have used Giraffatitan as a basis for basic anatomy, such as *Jurassic Park* and a variety of toylines and other forms of media.