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Prehistoric Life

How long was Mapusaurus roseae?

An adult Mapusaurus roseae had a body length of about 12.2 m (40 ft).

What is measured: adult, estimated body length

Mapusaurus roseae (12.2 m) drawn to scale beside a city bus (12 m) and the Statue of Liberty (93 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: City bus (12 m), Mapusaurus roseae (12.2 m) and Statue of Liberty (93 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About the same length as a city bus
  • About 51% of the length of a tennis court
  • As long as about 2 20-foot shipping containers end to end
  • About 4 would fit end to end along an Olympic swimming pool
  • About 8 would fit end to end along a football (soccer) pitch

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Facts about Mapusaurus roseae

Mapusaurus was a large meat-eating dinosaur from Argentina and a close relative of Giganotosaurus.

Source: Museo Paleontológico Ernesto Bachmann, Mapusaurus roseae; The Dinosauria, Mapusaurus

Prehistoric Life

NameSizeCompared with Mapusaurus roseae
Kronosaurus queenslandicus10.5 m (34 ft)0.86×
Deinocheirus mirificus11 m (36 ft)0.9×
Suchomimus tenerensis11 m (36 ft)0.9×
Mosasaurus hoffmannii12 m (39 ft)0.98×
Saurolophus osborni12 m (39 ft)0.98×
Mapusaurus roseae12.2 m (40 ft)this page
Brachiosaurus altithorax13 m (43 ft)1.1×
Titanoboa cerrejonensis13 m (43 ft)1.1×
Livyatan melvillei13.5 m (44 ft)1.1×
Giraffatitan brancai13.5 m (44 ft)1.1×

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