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Comparing Brachiosaurus altithorax and Argentinosaurus huinculensis.

Drawn to one scale, overlapping on a shared ground line, with a 1.8 m human on the right. Brachiosaurus altithorax: length unknown · 4 m hip height. Argentinosaurus huinculensis: 35 m long · 5 m hip height (approximate silhouette).Silhouette approximated from Dreadnoughtus schrani (no silhouette of Argentinosaurus huinculensis available).Silhouettes: Brachiosaurus altithorax · Michael P. Taylor, CC0 1.0, via PhyloPic · CC0 1.0; Argentinosaurus huinculensis (from Dreadnoughtus schrani) · Scott Hartman, CC BY 3.0, via PhyloPic · CC BY 3.0; Human · Cagri CEVRIM · CC0 1.0
Charles Nye, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (unmodified except resizing) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Period
Jurassic· Kimmeridgian
Age
154.8–145 Ma
Diet
Herbivore
Length
Unknown
Height
3.8–4.4 m
Mass
28.7 t
Found in
Morrison Formation, Colorado, United States
Classification
Dinosauria › Saurischia › Sauropodomorpha › Sauropoda › Macronaria › Brachiosauridae › Brachiosaurus › Brachiosaurus altithorax
Year described
1903
TotalDino, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
Period
Cretaceous· Cenomanian
Age
100.5–89.8 Ma
Diet
Herbivore
Length
30–35 m
Height
4.8–5.5 m
Mass
65–83 t
Found in
Huincul Formation, Neuquén Province, Argentina
Classification
Dinosauria › Saurischia › Sauropodomorpha › Sauropoda › Macronaria › Titanosauria › Argentinosaurus › Argentinosaurus huinculensis
Year described
1993