[D] Giraffatitan [jG]
Describer
Paul, 1988
Time
Jurassic Late Tithonian
Classification
Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Sauropoda Brachiosauridae
Diet
Herbivore
Fossilsite
Tanzania
Fall Under
Brachiosaurus
Info
Genus
Brachiosaurus > Brachiosaurus altithorax (Riggs, 1903) = Giraffatitan (Paul, 1988) Brachiosaurus > Brachiosaurus brancai (Janensch, 1914) >> Brachiosaurus fraasi (Janensch, 1914) Brachiosaurus > Brachiosaurus (Giraffatitan) brancai (Paul, 1988) Brachiosaurus > Brachiosaurus nougaredi (Lapparent, 1960)
Named for its resemblance to the modern long-necked giraffe; proposed for Brachiosaurus (Giraffatitan) brancai as an African subgenus, but viewed as a possible distinct genus by a few researchers.