Brachiosaurus altithorax Riggs, 1903

  • Museum move series
    Photographer: Charles H. Carpenter : Field Museum of Natural History
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Thirteen (13) men including Security Guard unloading dorsal vertebrae of type specimen Brachiosaurus fossil. Parts of a skeleton in several wood crates or exhibit cases, outside new Field Museum building. Museum move series
  • Menke and Riggs
    Photographer: Charles H. Carpenter : Field Museum of Natural History
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Elmer Riggs, the first curator of Fossil Mammals (wearing cap) and field laboratory assistant [H.W.] Harold W. Menke preparing at work in Hall 73 on Grand Junction Colorado fossils including the Brachiosaurus altithorax femur still in plaster jacket at left. Paleontology Laboratory, Field Columbian Museum. Geology specimen P25107. Also may be referred to as Room 73.
  • Brachiosaurus
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    Description: Holotype right ilium, articulated vertebrae of Brachiosaurus altithorax shown in stage of preparation Geology specimen P25107.
  • Brachiosaurus
    Photographer: Charles H. Carpenter : Field Museum of Natural History
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Femur and right humerus Brachiosaurus altithorax holotype on wooden pedestal (exhibit) with labels and 6 foot ruler for scale. Geology specimen P25107. Field Columbian Museum
  • Brachiosaurus
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    Description: Brachiosaurus altithorax humerus Geology specimen P25107
  • Brachiosaurus
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    Description: Side view of sacrum of Brachiosaurus altithorax. Jurassic
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    Description: Front end view of sacrum of Brachiosaurus altithorax. Jurassic.
  • Brachiosaurus
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    Description: Lower side view of sacrum of Brachiosaurus altithorax. Jurassic.
  • Brachiosaurus
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    Description: Dorsal vertebra of Brachiosaurus altithorax. Jurassic.
  • Brachiosaurus
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    Description: Dorsal vertebra of Brachiosaurus altithorax. Jurassic.
  • Brachiosaurus
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Dorsal vertebra of Brachiosaurus altithorax. Jurassic.
  • Brachiosaurus
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Dorsal vertebra of Brachiosaurus altithorax. Jurassic.
  • Brachiosaurus
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Dorsal vertebra of Brachiosaurus altithorax. Jurassic.
  • Brachiosaurus
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Dorsal vertebra of Brachiosaurus altithorax. Jurassic.
  • Brachiosaurus
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Dorsal vertebra of Brachiosaurus altithorax. Jurassic.
  • Brachiosaurus
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Dorsal vertebra of Brachiosaurus altithorax. Jurassic
  • Brachiosaurus
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Dorsal vertebra of Brachiosaurus altithorax. Jurassic
  • Brachiosaurus
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    Description: Brachiosaurus altithorax. Jurrasic.
  • Brachiosaurus
    Photographer: Charles H. Carpenter : Field Museum of Natural History
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Brachiosaurus altithorax. Field Columbian Museum preparation area visible in background. sixth pre-sacral vertebra of P 25107, the holotype of Brachiosaurus altithorax, Riggs, 1903. Sixth pre-sacral; the sixth backbone in front of the pelvis. Riggs did not have all the chest backbones, just an articulated string of 7 connecting to and in front of the hip vertebrae (sacrals), so he couldn't number them any other way. Specimen was discovered on July 4th, 1900 near Grand Junction, CO (the Colorado River was called the Grand River; back then) by Riggs' assistant, H. W. Menke. For decades after its discovery, this dinosaur was considered the largest animal to ever walk on land. [Bill Simpson to Karen Bean, 4/25/2013]
  • Brachiosaurus
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    Description: Brachiosaurus altithorax.
  • Brachiosaurus
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Brachiosaurus altithorax.
  • Brachiosaurus
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Brachiosaurus altithorax.
  • Brachiosaurus altithorax
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    Description: Brachiosaurus altithorax proximal end of femur. Geology specimen P25107
  • Brachiosaurus altithorax
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    Description: Brachiosaurus altithorax distal end of femur. Geology specimen P25107
  • Brachiosaurus altithorax
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    Description: Brachiosaurus altithorax proximal end of right humerus. Geology specimen P25107
  • Brachiosaurus altithorax
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    Description: Brachiosaurus altithorax proximal end of thoracic rib. Geology specimen P25107
  • Brachiosaurus altithorax
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    Description: Brachiosaurus altithorax distal end of femur Geology specimen P25107
  • Brachiosaurus altithorax
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    Description: Brachiosaurus altithorax bone, right femur anterior view. Geology specimen P25107
  • Brachiosaurus altithorax
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Brachiosaurus altithorax. Geology specimen P25107
  • Museum move series
    Photographer: Charles H. Carpenter : Field Museum of Natural History
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Thirteen (13) men including Security Guard unloading dorsal vertebrae of type specimen Brachiosaurus fossil. Parts of a skeleton in several wood crates or exhibit cases, outside new Field Museum building. Museum move series
  • Menke and Riggs
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Elmer Riggs, the first curator of Fossil Mammals (wearing cap) and field laboratory assistant [H.W.] Harold W. Menke preparing at work in Hall 73 on Grand Junction Colorado fossils including the Brachiosaurus altithorax femur still in plaster jacket at left. Paleontology Laboratory, Field Columbian Museum. Geology specimen P25107. Also may be referred to as Room 73.
  • Menke and Riggs
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Elmer Riggs, the first curator of Fossil Mammals (wearing cap) and field laboratory assistant [H.W.] Harold W. Menke preparing at work in Hall 73 on Grand Junction Colorado fossils including the Brachiosaurus femur still in plaster jacket at left. Paleontology Laboratory, Field Columbian Museum. Geology specimen P25107. Also may be referred to as Room 73.
  • Riggs and Barnett
    Photographer: Harold W. Menke : Field Columbian Museum - Department of Geology - Department of Geology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Elmer S. Riggs and V.H. Barnett hauling Late Jurassic partial skeleton of Brachiosaurus altithorax [holotype] fossils by wagons to Grand Junction Geology specimen P25107
  • Hauling Brachiosaurus
    Photographer: Harold W. Menke : Field Columbian Museum - Department of Geology - Department of Geology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Hauling Brachiosaurus altithorax fossil specimen by wagons to Grand Junction. Elmer Riggs and V.H. Barnett Geology specimen P25107
  • Brachiosaurus
    Photographer: Harold W. Menke : Field Columbian Museum - Department of Geology - Department of Geology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Expedition member (confirm if H. W. Menke) lying down next to Brachiosaurus altithorax humerus Geology specimen P25107
  • Riggs, Menke and Barnett
    Photographer: Harold W. Menke : Field Columbian Museum - Department of Geology - Department of Geology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Elmer S. Riggs and Harold W. Menke and V.H. Barnett collecting type specimens of fossils. Brachiosaurus altithorax Riggs. Geology specimen P25107
  • Bluff, Quarry 13
    Photographer: Harold W. Menke : Field Columbian Museum - Department of Geology - Department of Geology
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    Description: Bluff, Quarry 13, site of Brachiosaurus altithorax Geology specimen P25107
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    Photographer: Harold W. Menke : Field Columbian Museum - Department of Geology - Department of Geology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Brachiosaurus vertebrae and ribs fossil in situ Museum Quarry 13 Geology specimen P25107
  • Museum Quarry 13
    Photographer: Harold W. Menke : Field Columbian Museum - Department of Geology - Department of Geology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Museum Quarry 13, Brachiosaurus vertebrae and ribs situ Geology specimen P25107
  • Museum Quarry 13
    Photographer: Harold W. Menke : Field Columbian Museum - Department of Geology - Department of Geology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Museum Quarry 13, Brachiosaurus vertebrae and ribs in situ Geology specimen P25107
  • Brachiosaurus
    Photographer: Harold W. Menke : Field Columbian Museum - Department of Geology - Department of Geology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Preparator Harold W. (Bill) Menke coats the Brachiosaurus bones with protective plaster prior to the long haul back to Chicago. Man digging in Quarry 13, Brachiosaurus type specimen in plaster Geology specimen P25107.
  • Quarry 13
    Photographer: Harold W. Menke : Field Columbian Museum - Department of Geology - Department of Geology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Quarry 13, Brachiosaurus quarry with 2 expedition members working under a triangular sun shade. Geology specimen P25107
  • Excavating type specimen
    Photographer: Harold W. Menke : Field Columbian Museum - Department of Geology - Department of Geology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Excavating type specimen of Brachiosaurus altithorax, Quarry 13, Vertebrae exposed and sign saying Field Columbian Museum. Geology specimen P25107
  • Excavating type specimen
    Photographer: Harold W. Menke : Field Columbian Museum - Department of Geology - Department of Geology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Excavating type specimen of Brachiosaurus altithorax, Quarry 13, Vertebrae exposed and sign saying Field Columbian Museum. Geology specimen P25107
  • Excavating the dorsal centra
    Photographer: Harold W. Menke : Field Columbian Museum - Department of Geology - Department of Geology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Excavating the dorsal centra, type specimen of Brachiosaurus altithorax, Quarry 13, Vertebrae exposed, blade of shovel and hand-lettered sign saying "Field Columbian Museum, 1900". Geology specimen P25107. Fossil bones of the great Brachiosaurus altithorax before removal from rock. Fieldiana Plate caption: Dinosaur Quarry No. 13 near Grand Junction, Colorado. The dorsal vertebrae, sacrum illium, and ribs of the type specimen of Brachiosaurus are seen in position as found.
  • Menke and Riggs
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Elmer Riggs, the first curator of Fossil Mammals (wearing cap) and field laboratory assistant [H.W.] Harold W. Menke preparing at work in Hall 73 on Grand Junction Colorado fossils including the Brachiosaurus altithorax femur still in plaster jacket at left. Paleontology Laboratory, Field Columbian Museum. Geology specimen P25107. Also may be referred to as Room 73.
  • Menke and femur bone
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Harold William (Bill) Menke [in a 3 piece suit], standing next to the 6 foot 8 inch, 675 pound femur of a herbivorous dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, Geology specimen P25107. Field Columbian Museum. [Annual Report 1901 description: Femur of Herbivorous Dinosaur, Genus Camarosaurus.]
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    Photographer: Charles H. Carpenter : Field Museum of Natural History
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Men standing on wood platform outside new FM with a Geology fossil specimens, dorsal vertebrae from the holotype of Brachiosaurus. Move from FCM to new Field Museum building, series
  • Quarry 13
    Photographer: Harold W. Menke : Field Columbian Museum - Department of Geology - Department of Geology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History
    Description: Man working in Quarry 13, exposed limb bone of Brachiosaurus humerus, type Geology specimen P25107
Catalog Number: P 25107
Taxonomic Name: Brachiosaurus altithorax Riggs, 1903
FM Catalog: Fossil Herps
Object Kind: Fossil
Lot count: 1
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Saurischia: sauropodomorpha
Family: Brachiosauridae
Morphology: the last 7 presacrals, sacrum, proximal 2 caudals. 4 dorsal ribs, R coracoid, humerus, ilium, & femur
Coordinates Available?: No
EMu IRN: 2413762
Occurrence ID: 9b5d8563-41f1-466f-9b1c-82bfe46b0f08

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