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"Titanic giraffe"

Giraffatitan

Late Jurassic · 150–145 MyaHerbivoreTanzania

For almost a century the famous mounted skeleton in Berlin was labeled Brachiosaurus — it's actually this African giant. At 13 meters tall, its mounted skeleton is still the tallest in any museum in the world.

Length
23 m
Height
13 m
Weight
34,000 kg
Top speed
10 km/h

Field notes

  • Its Berlin skeleton holds the Guinness record for tallest mounted dinosaur.
  • It was considered a species of Brachiosaurus until 2009.
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