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| Brachiosaurus Temporal range: Late Jurassic–Early Cretaceous?
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| Genus: | †Brachiosaurus Riggs, 1903
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Brachiosaurus (/ˌbrækɪ.ɵˈsɔrəs/), meaning "arm lizard", from the Greek brachion/βραχίων meaning "arm" and sauros/σαῦρος meaning "lizard", is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic Period and possibly the Early Cretaceous Period. It was named thus because its forelimbs were longer than its hind limbs. One of the largest animals known to have walked the earth, it has become one of the most famous of all dinosaurs and is recognized worldwide, but most frequently in the form of Giraffatitan, which was originally described as an African species of Brachiosaurus (B. brancai).