Brachiosaurus altithorax

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Titanosauriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Subsectio: Ornithodira Superordo: Dinosauria Ordo: Saurischia Subordo: Sauropodomorpha Infraordo: Sauropoda Taxon: Eusauropoda Taxon: Neosauropoda Taxon: Macronaria Superfamilia: Camarasauromorpha Taxon: Titanosauriformes

Familia: †Brachiosauridae
Genus: Brachiosaurus
Species: Brachiosaurus altithorax

Name

Brachiosaurus altithorax Riggs, 1903

Selected references

• Paul, G.S. 1988: The brachiosaur giants of the Morrison and Tendaguru with a description of a new subgenus, Giraffatitan, and a comparison of the world's largest dinosaurs. Hunteria 2(3): 1–14. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Riggs, E.S. 1903: Brachiosaurus altithorax, the largest known dinosaur. American journal of science (4) 15: 299-306. BHL Reference page. 
• Taylor, M.P. 2009: A re-evaluation of Brachiosaurus altithorax Riggs 1903 (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) and its generic separation from Giraffatitan brancai (Janensch 1914). Journal of vertebrate paleontology 29(3): 787-806. doi: 10.1671/039.029.0309 Reference page.