How It Works-Book Of Dinosaurs

MOST AMAZING DINOSAURS

Brachiosaurus constantly

ate. It’s thought that it ate

between 200 and 400kg

of plants every day –

that’s like eating 400 to

800 lettuces

Fact

Brachiosaurus

(‘Arm lizard’)

Herbivore

Jurassic period, 150 MYA

Found in: North America

Lived in: Forests

Dino skill

Brachiosaurus just spent its day

lumbering around, so wasn’t

particularly skilful, but it was so large

that no predator could harm it.

Brachiosaurus

Killer rating: 1/

Speed: 1/

Defence: 4/

Foraging

Brachiosaurus may have

often held its long neck

parallel to the ground to sift

through the undergrowth for

food, as well as to reach up

to leaves on trees

Extra height

Unlike many other dinosaurs,

their front legs were longer

than their back legs, which

provided additional elevation

for their neck and head

Small skull

Brachiosaurus had

a tiny head

Earth-shaker

Adult Brachiosaurus

weighed over 100 tonnes

Vertebra

This is a bone from the long

neck of the Brachiosaurus

called a vertebra