Brachiosaurus altithorax

Brachiosaurus altithorax

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Titanosauriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Ordo: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: †Sauropodomorpha Cladus: †Bagualosauria Cladus: †Plateosauria Cladus: †Massopoda Cladus: †Sauropodiformes Cladus: †Anchisauria Infraordo: †Sauropoda Cladus: †Gravisauria Cladus: †Eusauropoda Cladus: †Neosauropoda Cladus: †Macronaria Cladus: †Camarasauromorpha Cladus: †Titanosauriformes

Familia: †Brachiosauridae
Genus: Brachiosaurus
Species: Brachiosaurus altithorax

Name

Brachiosaurus altithorax Riggs, 1903

Holotype: FMNH P25107

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. 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.