Brachiosauridae

† Brachiosauridae is a family of giant titanosauriform sauropod dinosaurs that flourished from the Late Jurassic through Early Cretaceous, with records from the United States, Africa, and Europe. These herbivores are characterized by longer forelimbs than hindlimbs, giving them a distinctive upward-sloping body profile suited to browsing tall conifers and other high-canopy vegetation.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Brachiosauridae was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Early Mesozoic Era

Brachiosauridae lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145.0 to 100.5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.