There has been much speculation that the Apatosaurus and its kin raised up on their hind legs, much like modern elephants. Brachiosaurus, however, had a center of balance much further forward, and the Jurassic Park scene showing them feeding with a two legged posture is unlikely.
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Brachiosaurus
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Brachiosaurs shared the Mesozoic with the giant diplodocid Apatosauruses, Diplodocuses and Barosauruses, but they are significantly different from the diplodocids. Brachiosaurus has longer front legs than rear legs, a smaller tail, and the teeth that are very strong and spoon shaped. Its neck is constructed to facilitate high browsing, making the modern Giraffes the best modern analogue. While brachiosaurs are not the most common animals in any area, they are wide spread; with fossils being found from North America to Africa. The family continues to be important in North America in the Early Cretaceous, when the diplodocids disappear from the fossil record. This pattern implies that the brachiosaurs were less specialized in their feeding habits than the diplodocus family, as less specialized feeders commonly are spread wider and are less vulnerable to extinction. They are thought to be related to the Titanosaurus that dominated the southern continents in Gondwanaland in the Late Cretaceous.
Ceratosaurus differs from the more common predator Allosaurus in several ways. It had a prominent nose horn, smaller size, and four fingers on the front limbs, and is often reconstructed with horns over the eyes as well. It is usually regarded as more akin to the early carnosaurs of the Triassic. Its relatives, the abeiliosaurs, remained the most common medium sized predators in South America through the Late Cretaceous.
Bullyland released the Brachiosaurus in green and brown; only the green is still in production
