Velociraptor
1.8 m (5.906 ft)
Body length, nose to tail
A feathered predator from Cretaceous Mongolia, measured nose to tail. Length: about 1.8 m from nose to tail, much of it tail.
Published
How big is that?
1.8 m is 6.1 times an A4 sheet and 6.6% of a blue whale.
Velociraptor is the 8th smallest of the 31 Prehistoric Giants objects, and the 28th smallest of the 109 objects across all three SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: Bowling pin (Ten-pin) (Classic), 38.1 cm tall and Perseverance (Mars rover) (Cosmic Scale), 3 m long.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Velociraptor in orange beside the Prehistoric Giants objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Velociraptor |
|---|---|---|
| Hippopotamus (Large adult)Africa's river giant, measured at the shoulder. | 1.6 m tall | 89% of the size |
| Adult man (US average)An average adult man, for scale. | 1.75 m tall | about the same |
| Velociraptor | 1.8 m long | – |
| Ostrich (Adult male)The tallest bird alive, head held up. | 2.4 m tall | 1.3× bigger |
| Arthropleura (Giant millipede)The largest arthropod ever, from the coal forests. Seen from above. | 2.63 m long | 1.5× bigger |
In other units
| Centimetres | 180 |
|---|---|
| Metres | 1.8 |
| Inches | 70.87 |
| Feet | 5.906 |
| Yards | 1.969 |
How it's measured
Body length, nose to tail. 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: 1.8 m.
Checked against the source on .
Could you have guessed it by eye?
Velociraptor 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.