Are You Picturing the Right Brachiosaurus?

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Are You Picturing the Right Brachiosaurus?

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Mar 1, 2024

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Confusion about what a Brachiosaurus is started the moment paleontologists discovered one. Learn about these long-armed sauropods (and about the dino cousin they're often pictured as, Giraffatitan) in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/brachiosaurus.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mar 1, 2024

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Are You Picturing the Right Brachiosaurus?

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