Triceratops
9 m (29.53 ft)
Body length
The three-horned plant-eater of Late Cretaceous North America, measured nose to tail. About 9 m long and 10 tonnes.
Published
How big is that?
9 m is 5.1 times an adult man and 33% of a blue whale.
Triceratops is the 8th largest of the 31 Prehistoric Giants objects, and the 49th 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: Triceratops in orange beside the Prehistoric Giants objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Triceratops |
|---|---|---|
| Reticulated python (Record holder)Medusa, the longest snake ever measured, laid out straight. | 7.67 m long | 85% of the size |
| AnkylosaurusThe armoured dinosaur with a bony tail club, measured nose to tail. | 8 m long | 89% of the size |
| Triceratops | 9 m long | – |
| Quetzalcoatlus (Wings spread)A giant pterosaur, one of the largest flying animals ever. | 10.5 m wingtip to wingtip | 1.2× bigger |
| Tyrannosaurus rex (SUE, Field Museum)SUE, one of the largest and most complete T. rex skeletons. Measured snout to tail. | 12.34 m long | 1.4× bigger |
In other units
| Centimetres | 900 |
|---|---|
| Metres | 9 |
| Inches | 354.3 |
| Feet | 29.53 |
| Yards | 9.843 |
How it's measured
Body length. Natural History Museum Dino Directory.
Body length runs from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail, following the spine.
Sources
- nhm.ac.uk: Length: 9.0m. Weight: 10000kg.
Checked against the source on .
Could you have guessed it by eye?
Triceratops 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.