Giraffatitan, the Titanic Giraffe

Paleo Bites

(image source: https://images.dinosaurpictures.org/500px-Giraffatitan_3380.jpg)

Host Matthew Donald and guest co-host Laura Owsley discuss Giraffatitan, an African longneck that paleontologists previously confused with Brachiosaurus, which is odd, as its name clearly says it’s a titanic giraffe. From the Late Jurassic, this 70-foot sauropod lays claim to the tallest mounted skeleton in the world, thanks to its display in the Berlin Museum. Wow, that truly is a big giraffe. Titanic, one might say.

(Apologies about the bad audio quality. There was a temporary issue with our recording that day that will also affect the next episode with Laura)

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