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Prehistoric Life

How long was Microraptor gui?

An adult Microraptor gui had a total length of about 77 cm (2 ft 6 in).

What is measured: adult, total body length

Microraptor gui (77 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), Microraptor gui (77 cm) and Adult person (1.7 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 2× the height of a bowling pin
  • About 45% of the height of an adult person
  • About 7 would fit end to end along a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 39% of the height of a doorway
  • As long as about 9 credit cards end to end

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Facts about Microraptor gui

Microraptor had feathers on both its arms and legs, creating a distinctive four-winged gliding surface.

Source: American Museum of Natural History — Microraptor; Nature — A new species of dromaeosaurid dinosaur from China

Prehistoric Life

NameSizeCompared with Microraptor gui
Yi qi60 cm (2 ft)0.78×
Thylacinus cynocephalus60 cm (2 ft)0.78×
Leaellynasaura amicagraphica60 cm (2 ft)0.78×
Acanthostega gunnari60 cm (2 ft)0.78×
Meganeura monyi70 cm (2 ft 4 in)0.91×
Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis70 cm (2 ft 4 in)0.91×
Confuciusornis sanctus70 cm (2 ft 4 in)0.91×
Microraptor gui77 cm (2 ft 6 in)this page
Anomalocaris canadensis1 m (3 ft 3 in)1.3×
Diplocaulus magnicornis1 m (3 ft 3 in)1.3×

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Which is bigger: Microraptor gui or Yi qi?

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