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Giraffatitan
Brachiosaurus brancai
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Germany
Specimen Details
Discovery Year
1909
Discovery Location
Tendaguru, Tanzania
Estimated Age
About 150 million years old
Completeness
75%
Length
22 m
Height
13 m
Nickname Origin
Named 'titan giraffe' for its towering, giraffe-like posture.
Historical Significance
Giraffatitan became one of the most iconic dinosaur mounts in history, inspiring awe for over a century.
Interesting Facts
The Berlin Giraffatitan is the largest mounted dinosaur skeleton in the world.
It stood over 13 metres tall in its dramatic Jurassic Hall mount.
Bones from over 150 million years ago were shipped from German East Africa in the early 1900s.
On display at
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin