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Prehistoric Life

How long was Beelzebufo ampinga?

An adult Beelzebufo ampinga had a body length of about 40 cm (1 ft 4 in).

What is measured: adult body length

Beelzebufo ampinga (40 cm) drawn to scale beside a bowling pin (38.1 cm) and an adult person (1.7 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Bowling pin (38.1 cm), Beelzebufo ampinga (40 cm) and Adult person (1.7 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About the height of a bowling pin
  • As long as about 5 credit cards end to end
  • About 2.7× the height of a smartphone
  • About 24% of the height of an adult person
  • About 20% of the height of a doorway

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Facts about Beelzebufo ampinga

Beelzebufo was a giant frog from Cretaceous Madagascar, possibly large enough to eat small vertebrates.

Source: Scientific American, The Devil Frog of Madagascar; University College London, Beelzebufo

Prehistoric Life

NameSizeCompared with Beelzebufo ampinga
Beelzebufo ampinga40 cm (1 ft 4 in)this page
Hyracotherium leporinum40 cm (1 ft 4 in)same size
Paradoxides davidis45 cm (1 ft 6 in)1.1×
Archaeopteryx50 cm (1 ft 8 in)1.3×
Yi qi60 cm (2 ft)1.5×
Thylacinus cynocephalus60 cm (2 ft)1.5×
Leaellynasaura amicagraphica60 cm (2 ft)1.5×
Acanthostega gunnari60 cm (2 ft)1.5×
Meganeura monyi70 cm (2 ft 4 in)1.7×
Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis70 cm (2 ft 4 in)1.7×

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Which is bigger: Beelzebufo ampinga or Archaeopteryx?

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