Prehistoric Life
Prototaxites : quelle était sa taille ?
Prototaxites, le plus grand spécimen recensé, était environ 8 m (26 ft) de haut.
Ce qui est mesuré : largest reconstructed organism, height
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Quelle taille ça fait vraiment ?
- About 4× as tall as a doorway
- About 1.3× the length of a 20-foot shipping container
- About 4.7× as tall as an adult person
- About 67% of the length of a city bus
- About 34% of the length of a tennis court
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À savoir sur Prototaxites
Prototaxites formed towering trunk-like fossils in the Devonian, although scientists still debate whether it was a fungus or another kind of organism.
Source : Smithsonian Magazine, “The Giant Fungus That Once Ruled the Earth”; University of Chicago, “Prototaxites”
Prehistoric Life
Comparé à d’autres animaux et plantes préhistoriques
| Nom | Taille | Comparé à Prototaxites |
|---|---|---|
| Pteranodon | 7 m (23 ft) | 0,88× |
| Argentavis magnificens | 7 m (23 ft) | 0,88× |
| Megalania prisca | 7 m (23 ft) | 0,88× |
| Helicoprion bessonowi | 7,6 m (25 ft) | 0,95× |
| Ankylosaurus magniventris | 8 m (26 ft) | de même taille |
| Prototaxites | 8 m (26 ft) | cette page |
| Nigersaurus taqueti | 9 m (30 ft) | 1,1× |
| Albertosaurus sarcophagus | 9 m (30 ft) | 1,1× |
| Parasaurolophus walkeri | 9,5 m (31 ft) | 1,2× |
| Allosaurus fragilis | 9,7 m (32 ft) | 1,2× |
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Lequel est le plus grand : Prototaxites ou Allosaurus fragilis ?
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