Diplodocus (Dippy, NHM London)
26 m (85.3 ft)
Length of the mounted cast
Dippy, the Natural History Museum's famous Diplodocus cast, measured head to tail. Dippy is 26 m from head to tail.
Published
How big is that?
26 m is 15 times an adult man and 52% of an Olympic pool.
Diplodocus is the 2nd largest of the 31 Prehistoric Giants objects, and the 49th largest of the 109 objects across all three SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: Tennis court (Classic), 23.77 m long and Basketball court (FIBA) (Classic), 28 m long.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Diplodocus in orange beside the Prehistoric Giants objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Diplodocus |
|---|---|---|
| Giraffatitan (Berlin skeleton)A long-necked sauropod from Jurassic Tanzania, mounted with its head held high. | 13.27 m tall | 51% of the size |
| SpinosaurusThe sail-backed river hunter of Cretaceous North Africa, measured nose to tail. | 14 m long | 54% of the size |
| Diplodocus (Dippy, NHM London) | 26 m long | – |
| Blue whale (Large adult)The largest animal that has ever lived. Measured nose to tail notch. | 27.1 m long | about the same |
In other units
| Centimetres | 2,600 |
|---|---|
| Metres | 26 |
| Inches | 1,024 |
| Feet | 85.3 |
| Yards | 28.43 |
How it's measured
Length of the mounted cast. Natural History Museum, London.
Measured on a mounted museum specimen. Individuals varied, so other specimens are larger or smaller.
Body length runs from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail, following the spine.
Sources
- nhm.ac.uk: Dippy measures 26 metres from head to tail.
Checked against the source on .
Could you have guessed it by eye?
Diplodocus 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.