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English: Scale diagram comparing a human and the largest specimens of two stegosaurus species. Size based on: S. ungulatus (YPM 1853) - Holtz, Thomas R. Jr. (2012) Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages, Winter 2011 Appendix.
Stegosaurus size compared to a human 180 cm (5 ft 11 in). Date: 23 February 2010, 17:25 (UTC) Source: Stegosaurus_size.png; Author: Stegosaurus_size.png: Piotr ...
Size of Alcovasaurus compared to a human. Alcovasaurus was a large stegosaur, reaching 6.5 metres (21 ft) in length and 3.5 metric tons (3.9 short tons) in body mass. [14] Some large individuals may have reached 5 metric tons (5.5 short tons) in body mass. [15] The thighbone length was by Gilmore determined at 108.2 cm (42.6 in).
Stegosaurus longispinus was named by Charles W. Gilmore in 1914 based on a fragmentary postcranial skeleton that has largely been lost. [61] [8] It is now the type species of the genus Alcovasaurus, though it has been referred to Miragaia. [62] [61] Stegosaurus madagascariensis from Madagascar is known solely from teeth and was described by ...
The massive specimen, named Apex, will be on display at the American Museum of Natural History for four years, the museum said.
Size is an important aspect of dinosaur paleontology, of interest to both the general public and professional scientists. Dinosaurs show some of the most extreme variations in size of any land animal group, ranging from tiny hummingbirds , which can weigh as little as two grams, to the extinct titanosaurs , such as Argentinosaurus and ...
The nearly complete fossilized remains of a stegosaurus fetched $44.6 million at auction Wednesday, Sotheby's said. The fossil, dubbed “Apex,” is considered to be among the most complete ever ...
Size comparison of M. longicollum. Miragaia was long yet relatively lightweight in comparison to other stegosaurs, reaching 6–6.5 metres (20–21 ft) in length and 2 metric tons (2.2 short tons) in body mass. [7] [8] Histology shows that the holotype specimen reached skeletally maturity, after the age of at least 21 to 22 years old or 25 ...