Brachiosaurus

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Long column like front legs have given this Sauropod it name, Brachiosaurus means Arm Lizard. These legs have also given the Brachiosaurus the steep back. This tall sauropod was built like a crane. With a long neck it could lift of lower the head to eat leafs from the trees, or it could eat from the ground. Fossils of this giant herbivore have been found in the mountains of Northern America, Southern Europe and east Africa, probably from late Jura. Similar Sauropods have been assumed to include Bothrispondylus, Lapparentosaurus, Pelorosaurus and Pleurocoelus. But some of these brachiosaurids looks to be closer related to Brachiosaurus than others. Several of the Sauropods are only known from a few bones, so it is dificult to decide wether they are related or not.