†Brachiosaurus Riggs 1903 (brachiosaurid)
Reptilia - Saurischia - Brachiosauridae
PaleoDB taxon number: 38677
Alternative spelling: Brachyosaurus
Full reference: E. S. Riggs. 1903. Brachiosaurus altithorax, the largest known dinosaur. American Journal of Science, series 4 15:299-306
Parent taxon: Brachiosauridae according to P. D. Mannion et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Abydosaurus, Bellusaurinae, Brachiosaurinae, Camarasaurinae, Cedarosaurus, Euhelopodinae, Galvesaurus, Giraffatitan, Klamelisaurinae, Lusotitan, Ornithopsis eucamerotus, Sonorasaurus, Soriatitan, Venenosaurus, Vouivria
Subtaxa: Brachiosaurus (Brachiosaurus), Brachiosaurus altithorax
Type: Brachiosaurus altithorax
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore