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Brachiosaurus Palæont.|ˌbrækɪəʊˈsɔːrəs|
[mod.L., f. Gr. βραχίω-ν arm + σαῦρος lizard.]
A genus of huge dinosaurs, with the forelegs longer than the hind legs; also, an animal of this genus.
1903E. S. Riggs in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. XV. 299 The term Brachiosaurus altithorax is therefore proposed in recognition of the great size and unusually long humerus of this specimen. Ibid. 306 The thoracic centra.. of Brachiosaurus..range from 39 to 43 centimeters in length. 1931Discovery May 142/2 A large dinosaur, which is perhaps allied to the brachiosaurus. 1934W. E. Swinton Dinosaurs vii. 90 There is little doubt that Brachiosaurus was an immense creature. |