Genus · Brachiosauridae · Jurassic
Giraffatitan
Named by (Paul 1988)
Giraffatitan lived 154.8–145 million years ago, during the Kimmeridgian to Tithonian stages of the Late Jurassic. The Paleobiology Database lists 42 fossil records for it from 1 country (Tanzania) — the 25th most of the 99 genera on this site.
Where it sits in time
Key facts from the records
- Most of what is known comes from one rock unit: 100% of its records are from the Tendaguru Formation.
- Every record is from Tanzania; Lindi alone has 42 of them.
- Kentrosaurus appears in 31% of the collections that hold Giraffatitan; Dicraeosaurus in 21%.
- Its stage range spans about 9.8 million years (56th longest of 99); it is the 5th best-recorded of the 19 sauropodomorphs here.
2 accepted species
| Species | Named by | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Giraffatitan brancai | Janensch 1914 | 42 |
| Brachiosaurus (Giraffatitan) brancai | Janensch 1914 | 0 |
Where it was found
42 records with coordinates.
Found alongside
Rock formations
States & provinces
| Region | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lindi | 42 | 100% |
Records by stage
Well-dated records, by the stage of their mid-point age.
Depositional settings
Other sauropodomorphs of its time
Same group, overlapping stage range, not found in the same collections.
| Genus | Age | Country | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camarasaurus | 154.8–145 Ma | United States, Zimbabwe | 138 |
| Apatosaurus | 154.8–145 Ma | United States | 67 |
| Diplodocus | 154.8–145 Ma | United States | 66 |
| Cetiosaurus | 168.2–125.77 Ma | United Kingdom, Morocco | 30 |
| Mamenchisaurus | 165.3–145 Ma | China, Mongolia | 24 |
| Brontosaurus | 149.2–145 Ma | United States | 23 |
| Barosaurus | 154.8–145 Ma | United States, Zimbabwe | 19 |
| Omeisaurus | 165.3–145 Ma | China | 13 |
Also from these formations
Data: PBDB taxon 67847 · method