Stegosaurus (Sophie, NHM London)
5.6 m (18.37 ft)
Length of the mounted skeleton
Sophie, the most complete Stegosaurus skeleton ever found. Measured nose to tail. Sophie is 5.6 m long and 2.9 m tall, and wasn't fully grown.
Published
How big is that?
5.6 m is 3.2 times an adult man and 21% of a blue whale.
Stegosaurus is the 12th largest of the 31 Prehistoric Giants objects, and the 42nd smallest of the 109 objects across all three SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: Voyager's dish (High-gain antenna) (Cosmic Scale), 3.66 m across and Shipping container (20 ft) (Classic), 6.058 m long.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Stegosaurus in orange beside the Prehistoric Giants objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Stegosaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Saltwater crocodile (Adult male)The largest living reptile, measured snout to tail. | 5 m long | 89% of the size |
| Giraffe (Tall male)The tallest animal alive, measured to the top of its horns. | 5.5 m tall | about the same |
| Stegosaurus (Sophie, NHM London) | 5.6 m long | – |
| Pteranodon (Wings spread)A toothless pterosaur that soared over the Late Cretaceous seas. | 6 m wingtip to wingtip | 1.1× bigger |
| Reticulated python (Record holder)Medusa, the longest snake ever measured, laid out straight. | 7.67 m long | 1.4× bigger |
In other units
| Centimetres | 560 |
|---|---|
| Metres | 5.6 |
| Inches | 220.5 |
| Feet | 18.37 |
| Yards | 6.124 |
How it's measured
Length of the mounted skeleton. 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: At 560 centimetres long and 290 centimetres tall.
Checked against the source on .
Could you have guessed it by eye?
Stegosaurus 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.