Brachiosaurus

This titan of the Jurassic ranks among the largest land animals of all time. Brachiosaurus (meaning Arm Lizard) is also one of the most famous sauropods ever. This gentle giant lived in what is North America about 145-155 million years ago.

Description
Brachiosaurus has a couple of trademark features. One feature is its long neck. The neck alone measures over 20 feet(6 meters) in length. What Brachiosaurus also has is its nostrils situated in a small "bump" on it's head. The front legs of Brachiosaurus were also longer than its back legs. This makes it taller and gives it a giraffe like appearance.

Size
Brachiosaurus is a giant among giants. An adult Brachiosaurus measured over 83 feet (25 meters) from tip to tail. Brachiosaurus was also one of the tallest dinosaurs. This dinosaur stood over 40 feet (12 meters) tall at the head. A fully grown Brachiosaurus would have weighed as much as 10 elephants (50 tons)!



Predators
Due to it's huge size, Brachiosaurus had few, if any predators. No solitary hunter could bring one down. However, a pack of Allosaurus or Ceratosaurus may have been able to do it. Even in a group though, they would have had a lot of trouble doing it.

In Popular Culture
Because of it's huge size and famous appearance, Brachiosaurus is a fixture in dinosaur pop culture. It's most famous role was in Jurassic Park. However, a number of books, TV shows, and documentaries have also had Brachiosaurus involved in some way.