As some of you know my son (and husband) are absolutely dinosaur nuts. Since Saturday my son barely has place on his bed because all his dinosaur soft toys (6), his old grandpa smurf (this was my dad's, so Papa Smurf must sleep with him), his monkey that his grandpa gave him and his elephant that his favorite aunt gave him, must sleep with him.
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One of those dinosaur soft toys is a...
The Brachiasaurus is also known as the arm lizard and are part of the group Sauropods They are one of the tallest and largest dinosaurs. They have a long neck, with a small head and a relatively short, thick tail. The brachiosaurus walk on four legs, but their front legs were longer than their hind legs. You will see that they have a giraffe-like stance with a height of up to 40/50 feet (12-16 m)
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The brachiosaurus where about 85 feet long, weighed about 33-88 tons.They had a claw on their first to of each front foot as well as claws on the first three toes of each rear food.
They where interesting animals:
Look at the sketch, can you see where their nostrils are?
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AT THE TOP OF THEIR HEADS!!!
Interesting...
This definitely helped them to smell, don't you think?
The Brachiosaurus was a plant eater, a herbivore.
Interesting fact: They didn't chew their food, it was swallowed whole and then digested in the gut.
Look at the next picture:
Can you see how the brachiosaurus relate to other animals.
Their is nothing else to say except:
They where huge!!!
What scientist think?
Scientist think that the brachiosaurus travelled in herds and most likely migrated depending on their food supply. They also think that they most likely hatched from eggs, but they didn't take care of their eggs. Through research they have come to a conclusion that their life span must have been around 100 years.
They think that in comparison to the little brain of the brachiosaurus they wheren't that smart, in fact they think that their intelligence where among the lowest of the dinosaurs.
That just shows that size doesn't matter, what matters is how you use your brain.
Brachiosaurus art activity
You will need the following
- Two paper plates
- Scissor
- Glue
- Paint
Instructions
- Take paper plate 1 one cut out the neck, tail and feet from this plate. Paint it.
- Take paper plate 2 and paint it. This plate will be the the body of the brachiosaurs.
- Paste them in place, like the picture.
Video to watch
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