Sauroposeidon comparison with two Jr. High Kids
(In this drawing are two Junior High children to help you compare how tall Sauroposeidon was.
The children are around 5 feet or 1.5 meters tall. I did not draw stripes or spots etc. on this drawing so look at the drawings of other Brachiosaurs below to get ideas if you want to draw in unique markings. Or just color it as it is. Also... no junior high humans lived at the same time as Sauroposeidon. The kids are here for comparison so you can see how truly tall this dinosaur may have been. Have fun coloring the picture. More Brachiosaurs drawings are below. This top drawing is the only NEW drawing from today's post. The below drawings are from previous posts.)
Sauroposeidon was the tallest of all known dinosaurs. It was a type of Brachiosaur. . . so it had its nostrils on the top of its head. Sauroposeidon was 60 feet tall! That is over 18 meters tall! The scientific name is Sauroposeidon proteles. The Genus name is from the Greek God of the sea, Poseidon. You may ask why the paleontologist named it after an ocean god so I will explain. Poseidon is also the god of earthquakes. This dinosaur was so big that it probably felt like an earthquake was happening when it walked.
Sauroposeidon weighed in at around 66 short tons or 60 metric tonnes. It is estimated that Sauroposeidon was able to grow to the length of up to 112 feet or about 34 meters. Sauroposeidon remains were found in the states of Texas, New Mexico, and Wyoming. New material from Wyoming is starting to suggest that maybe Sauroposeidon was more closely related to Titanosaurs than Brachiosaurs. If this turns out to be true then this Sauroposeidon length, height, and weight estimates may be inaccurate. It is fascinating to realize that IF Sauroposeidon turns out to be a Titanosaur, that it means that there WERE giant Titanosaurs in North America. Right now we only know for certain of gigantic Titanosaurs in South America.
Brachiosaurs, like maybe Sauroposeidon was, were the giraffes of the Mesozoic Era. One of them is even named Giraffatitan. Giraffatitan was smaller than Sauroposeidon, but bigger than Brachiosaurus. Brachiosaurs fed on tall trees like cycad trees and pine trees. These dinosaurs are a type of Sauropod, but Brachiosaurs had much longer front legs than back legs. This was unique compared to other Sauropods. Brachiosaurs did not have peg-like teeth like Diplodocus. Brachiosaurs had spoon-like teeth. They may have even stripped bark from trees to eat it. But it seems certain that they ate leaves and pine needles. (Did you know that pine needles ARE a type of leaf?)
Brachiosaurs have been found in both the Old World (Tanzania and Algeria in Africa & Portugal in Europoe) and in North America. The first was found in the state of Colorado, USA. A Brachiosaur was even found fairly recently here in my home state of Utah, USA.
Below are some other Brachiosaur drawings. Remember that if it turns out that Sauroposeidon was a Titanosaur, it will look quite different from a Brachiosaurus. All these drawings can be found, in printable form, by clicking on the "Paleontology" button at the top of this blog page. Scroll down to get to the new drawing. IF you know how to copy and paste then print from the drawings on THIS blog page you will get a little better quality drawing. You'll need to paste it on another program like Microsoft Word or something. Then print it from there.
Sauroposeidon prutelus the Tallest Dinosaur
(I think I spelled the species name wrong here, but it's too late to change it.)
Sauroposeidon feeding on a Cycad Tree
Sauroposeidon and Ornithocheirus
Brachiosaurus feeding on Cycad Tree
Brachiosaurus for small children to color
Brachiosaurus found in Utah
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