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Prehistoric Life

How long was Kentrosaurus aethiopicus?

An adult Kentrosaurus aethiopicus had a total length of about 5 m (16 ft).

What is measured: adult, total body length

Kentrosaurus aethiopicus (5 m) drawn to scale beside a doorway (2 m) and a 20-foot shipping container (6.06 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Doorway (2 m), Kentrosaurus aethiopicus (5 m) and Shipping container (20 ft) (6.06 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • A little shorter than a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 2 would fit end to end along a city bus
  • About 4 would fit end to end along a tennis court
  • About 2.5× the height of a doorway
  • About 2.9× the height of an adult person

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Facts about Kentrosaurus aethiopicus

Kentrosaurus had paired spikes along its shoulders and hips, plus defensive spines near the end of its tail.

Source: Natural History Museum — Kentrosaurus; Sauriermuseum Aathal — Kentrosaurus

Prehistoric Life

NameSizeCompared with Kentrosaurus aethiopicus
Palaeoloxodon antiquus4 m (13 ft)0.8×
Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis4.5 m (15 ft)0.9×
Anhanguera santanae4.6 m (15 ft)0.92×
Iguanodon bernissartensis5 m (16 ft)same size
Kentrosaurus aethiopicus5 m (16 ft)this page
Paraceratherium transouralicum5.5 m (18 ft)1.1×
Ceratosaurus nasicornis6 m (20 ft)1.2×
Tanystropheus hydroides6 m (20 ft)1.2×
Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis6 m (20 ft)1.2×
Euoplocephalus tutus6 m (20 ft)1.2×

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Which is bigger: Kentrosaurus aethiopicus or Ceratosaurus nasicornis?

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