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Brachiosaurus (/ ˌ b r æ k i ə ˈ s ɔː r ə s /) is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in North America during the Late Jurassic, about .It was first described by American paleontologist Elmer S. Riggs in 1903 from fossils found in the Colorado River valley in western Colorado, United States.
Brachiosaurus humerus bone. In 1903, Elmer Samuel Riggs described and named Brachiosaurus. In 1904, he created a new sauropod family, the Brachiosauridae. [9] [1] He published a complete description of the phenotype after examining the humerus, femur, coracoid, and sacrum of the Brachiosaurus holotype that had been prepared at the Field ...
Traditionally, the distinctive high-crested skull was seen as a characteristic of the genus Brachiosaurus, to which Giraffatitan brancai was originally referred; however, it is possible that Brachiosaurus altithorax did not show this feature, since within the traditional Brachiosaurus material it is known only from Tanzanian specimens now ...
On the perilous Jurassic Period landscape of western North America, it was good to be big. Paleontologists have conducted a study scrutinizing bite marks left by meat-eating dinosaurs on the bones ...
Nearly 200 Venezuelan immigrants to the U.S. were returned to their home country after being detained at Guantanamo Bay, in a flurry of flights that forged an unprecedented pathway for U.S ...
The replica outside the Field Museum of Natural History in 2013. In 1999, an all-weather cast of Riggs' Brachiosaurus was installed on the museum's northwest terrace. The replica was visible from Lake Shore Drive and became "iconic for donning the jersey of various Chicago teams during sports seasons", according to Chicago Park District. [5]
Hospitals across the country are suspending or reevaluating their gender-affirming care programs for patients under 19, creating fear and confusion among transgender youth and their families.
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