Brachiosaurus

/ˌbræki.oʊˈsɔrəs/ noun

The scientific genus name for a specific type of long-necked dinosaur that lived during the Jurassic period and had front legs longer than its back legs.

From Greek 'brachion' (arm) and 'sauros' (lizard), with the Latin genus ending '-us'. This formal taxonomic name was established in the 1900s when paleontologist Elmer Riggs discovered and classified the species.

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