Ankylosaurus
8 m (26.25 ft)
Body length
The armoured dinosaur with a bony tail club, measured nose to tail. About 8 m long; published estimates run from about 6 to 10 m.
Published
How big is that?
8 m is 4.6 times an adult man and 30% of a blue whale.
Ankylosaurus is the 9th largest of the 31 Prehistoric Giants objects, and the 48th smallest of the 109 objects across all three SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: Football goal (Full size) (Classic), 7.32 m and Shipping container (40 ft) (Classic), 12.192 m long.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Ankylosaurus in orange beside the Prehistoric Giants objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Ankylosaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Pteranodon (Wings spread)A toothless pterosaur that soared over the Late Cretaceous seas. | 6 m wingtip to wingtip | 75% of the size |
| Reticulated python (Record holder)Medusa, the longest snake ever measured, laid out straight. | 7.67 m long | about the same |
| Ankylosaurus | 8 m long | – |
| TriceratopsThe three-horned plant-eater of Late Cretaceous North America, measured nose to tail. | 9 m long | 1.1× bigger |
| Quetzalcoatlus (Wings spread)A giant pterosaur, one of the largest flying animals ever. | 10.5 m wingtip to wingtip | 1.3× bigger |
In other units
| Centimetres | 800 |
|---|---|
| Metres | 8 |
| Inches | 315 |
| Feet | 26.25 |
| Yards | 8.749 |
How it's measured
Body length. Natural History Museum Dino Directory; other estimates 6-10 m.
Body length runs from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail, following the spine.
Sources
- nhm.ac.uk: Length: 8.0m. Weight: 8000kg.
Checked against the source on .
Could you have guessed it by eye?
Ankylosaurus is one of the objects in Prehistoric Giants, a daily size comparison game: you stretch a shape to the size you think is right beside one you know.