Labels:mammal | animal | dinosaur | text OCR: BRACHIOSAURUS Scientists now calculate that many sauropods could LIGHT BACKBONE not raise their necks much Despite its great size, above shoulder level. ENORMOUS NECK Brachiosaurus had a The neck stiffened in light, flexible spine. a way that might have stopped Brachiosaurus raising its neck as steeply SMALL TAIL as a giraffe can. Compared to most sauropods, Brachiosaurus had a relatively short tail. LONG FORELIMBS As in a modern-day giraffe, the forelimbs were much longer than the hindlimbs.