Giraffatitan
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| phylum | Chordata | Giraffatitan (name meaning "titanic giraffe") is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived during the late Jurassic Period (Kimmeridgian–Tithonian stages) in what is now Lindi Region, Tanzania. It was originally named as an African species of Brachiosaurus (B. brancai), but this has since been moved to its own genus. Giraffatitan was for many decades known as the largest dinosaur but recent discoveries of several larger dinosaurs prove otherwise; giant titanosaurians appear to have surpassed Giraffatitan in terms of sheer mass. Also, the sauropod dinosaur Sauroposeidon is estimated to be taller and possibly heavier than Giraffatitan. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| order | Saurischia | |
| suborder | Sauropodomorpha | |
| clade | Titanosauriformes | |
| family | Brachiosauridae | |
| genus | Giraffatitan | |
| species | brancai | |
| Temporal range | Late Jurassic |
Brachiosaurus brancai Skeleton
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