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Most people think of Janensch’s (1950b) plate VIII as being the first skeletal reconstruction of “ Brachiosaurus ” (although Janensch’s species “ Brachiosaurus brancai is now referred to the separate genus Giraffatitan ).  And it certainly is a classic: "Brachiosaurus" brancai (i.e. Giraffatitan) classic skeletal reconstruction (Janensch 1950b: plate VIII) But the reconstruction published in 1950 is