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Smaller than a brachiosaurus

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Sauroposeidon was one of the largest sauropods of the early Cretaceous. It also lived fairly far north, having material known from as far north as Akota county Colorado. Surprisingly Despite being toted as a larger clone of Brachiosaurus for a long time, Sauroposidon is actually a Somphospondylid, making it more derived. While Sauroposeidon looks huge, the Potter Creek Brachiosaur specimen does outrank it in terms of size.
I drew inspiration from some pictures of hummingbirds when deciding the head pattern (ironic isn't it?).
The back osteoderms are not preserved, and are a speculative addition.

Pinus resinosa is a species of pine that lives along the eastern coast extending to the great lakes. This particular tree used for size reference, is 41ft in height (12.5 meters).

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I do not take credit for the skeletal references used in the making of this artwork, be they bases or just visual guides. I do not claim their creator's work as my own. Please give the authors a look, you may like what you see. links below.
this Sauroposeidon in particular used :iconbricksmashtv:'s  Paluxy and Posidon.

Bricks Posidon
 Paluxy
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