Brachiosaurus: One Of The LARGEST Animals to Ever Exist | Dinosaur Documentary

Today; whilst continuing the theme of covering iconic dinosaurs from the Morrison Formation, we will be exploring the life and natural history of Brachiosaurus in a deep dive of detail. We will examine how this mighty reptile lived; what it looked like; how it interacted with its environment, and, ultimately; how it was discovered over one hundred and fifty million years after it disappeared from the face of the earth. Join us as we take you back to the time of the dinosaurs to explore Brachiosaurus: one of the most amazing sauropods ever to walk the earth.

0:00 Introduction
1:55 What Exactly Was Brachiosaurus?
5:47 How Was Brachiosaurus Discovered?
11:06 How Did Brachiosaurus Live?
15:20 The Brachiosaurids
18:18 Outro

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[vladline]

Finally.. my favorite Sauropod got some love

[kenyongray]

What a monster. That is meant as a compliment. Thank you for featuring one of my favorite dinosaurs.

[walterfechter]

When I was a kid, I called Brachiosaurus, "A dino-swan." Many thanks, Dinosaur Discovery. This video is superb.

[AncientAnimalAtlas]

Small story:
Why did the Brachiosaurus start a career in espionage? Because it thought it would be the perfect undercover agent, given its ability to blend in with skyscrapers. On its first mission, it was tasked with a simple surveillance job. However, it stuck out like a sore thumb, or more accurately, like a giant dinosaur in the middle of the city! It tried to disguise itself as a modern art installation, standing perfectly still with a pigeon on its head and tourists taking selfies. The mission was a bust, but it did accidentally uncover a spy ring: a group of squirrels using acorn messages. The Brachiosaurus returned to the agency as a hero, not for its subtlety, but for being the most noticeable "incognito" agent in history. Its career in espionage was short-lived, but it always remembered the thrill of being mistaken for a peculiar piece of art.

[mleighqs]

Great vid. I always look forward to these videos :)

[davidboyle]

Depictions of sauropods standing in neck deep water are ridiculous. These animals are so large that the pressure on their chests would be on the order of 1 atmosphere, making breathing impossible (which is why people cannot functionally use snorkels more than a foot in length). This has been known for decades, and to show such depictions significantly detracts from the believability of the information being presented.

[Roberto_Valencia]

Alongside Giraffatitan and Sauroposeidon, Brachiosaurus is my favorite dinosaur species.

[xmtryanx]

A mostly intact brachiosaur was destroyed in the Berlin museum during the war

[jaredhaas]

I would like to see information on the environmental carrying capacity of animals like this. How much land did it take to support them? How might trees have coped with such heavy pruning?

[superiorcybergodzilla]

"It's a Brachiosaurus" 🦕

[A_Kulcsar]

Had to do a double take at 17:58. Didn't know sauropod mahout was a career option.

[jygxxdt]

Famous Legend Dinosaur Brachiosaurus😊🦕💙💜

[jojofarley]

Why was there a human leaning over the fallen dinosaur near the end???

[allensaunders]

Very difficult for an animal that large to hold it's head up high. Puts alot of pressure on it's heart to pump blood to the brain

[ddwalker]

I have to go look it up I have no idea how long 26 meters is

[SanG-tcgb]

I find all sauropods same... pillar like legs.. big cylindrical body.. long neck and tapering thick tail....

[szodoss]

Brachiosaurus was the second or thrid largest in "jurassic" period in "north america"...

[NecronomnomnomZ-xzqs]

at "how was brachiosaurus discovered" do you think it might have been like a liger or prizzly bear? the liger comes to mind as a cat basically the size of a bear and both of it's parents together, as if had a chromosonal condition of magnificient sort

[ghwkxom]

I still think they hung out in the water.