Dinosaur Profile: Brachiosaurus

Once called the largest known, Brachiosaurs has since been eclipsed as our knowledge of dinosaurs has expanded, but Brachiosaurus remains a true giant. It challenged the notions of dinosaurs when it was discovered, and still provokes passions in palaeontologists and the public today.

The Dinosaur Collection book is available here: https://books.apple.com/gb/book/the-d...


Sauropod study 2010 that gives good overview
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Giraffatitan as a subgenus
http://gspauldino.com/HunteriaBrachio...

Taylor’s separation of Brachiosaurus and Giraffatitan
http://www.miketaylor.org.uk/dino/pub...

Brachiosaurus finds and the real Bigfoot
https://peerj.com/articles/5250/

Weight estimates 2014
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Basics of sauropod neck posture
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...

Brachiosaurid neck posture
https://fr.copernicus.org/articles/10...

Sauropod blood circulation and breathing
http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/54/7/887

Sauropod gastric mill
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Morrison Formation
https://econtent.unm.edu/digital/coll...

Dinosaur nostrils
https://people.ohio.edu/witmerl/Downl...

Brain of Brachiosaurus
https://www.academia.edu/3226586/Pala...

Titanosaur speed
https://www.academia.edu/1504844/Spee...

Sauropod age and longevity
https://www.academia.edu/1210903/Saur...

00:00 Intro
01:11 History, Discovery
05:23 History, International discoveries
10:14 History, American finds
15:19 History, Depictions
16:13 Brachiosaurus vs Giraffatitan
18:53 Size
19:36 Posture
21:29 Blood circulation
25:25 Temperature regulation
27:29 Respiratory system
29:20 Digestion
34:12 Senses
37:22 Movement
39:27 Herding
43:39 Environment
45:45 Life
50:34 Closing
51:01 Credits