First Children Encyclopedia

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

It’s like a giraffe!


Brachiosaurus had longer forelimbs than


hind limbs so its back sloped down to


its hindquarters – rather like a giraffe.


But Brachiosaurus could reach two or


three times higher than a giraffe.


Fifteen.


Sauropods


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Up high
Brachiosaurus nibbled
leaves at the tops of
trees. Its long neck may
have developed so
Brachiosaurus could feed
where other plant-eaters
could not reach.

Sauropods had long
tails that helped to
balance their bodies.

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