Brachiosaurus
genus · Riggs 1903 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 20 fossil sites · 4 formations · 4 countries
Lived when
Jurassic – Cretaceous
157.9–143.1 million years ago
Found where
4 countries
4 rock formations
Fossil record
20 sites
7 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 15 million years, from 157.9 to 143.1 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 143.1 million years old — that is roughly 477 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Brachiosaurus was named in 1903 (Riggs 1903) — 123 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 4 countries and 4 named rock formations.
- 7 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 1 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).