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Meet the Zoo's Dinosaurs

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Brachiosaurus

What's in a Name? Name means "arm lizard" because its forelimbs were longer than its hind legs

Description: This quadrupedal, 50-foot tall dinosaur had nostrils on the top of its head. It is thought to have had a very large and powerful heart to pump blood all the way up its extremely long neck.

Diet: Herbivore

Lived during: Jurassic Period about 156 to 145 million years ago

Lived in: North America, Europe, Africa

 

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