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Prehistoric Life

How long was Titanoboa cerrejonensis?

An adult Titanoboa cerrejonensis had a total length of about 13 m (43 ft).

What is measured: Adult, total body length

Titanoboa cerrejonensis (13 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), Titanoboa cerrejonensis (13 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 55% of the length of a tennis court
  • As long as about 2 20-foot shipping containers end to end
  • About 3 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 Titanoboa cerrejonensis

Titanoboa is the largest snake known from fossils and lived in tropical South America about 60 million years ago.

Source: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Titanoboa; University of Florida — Titanoboa

Prehistoric Life

NameSizeCompared with Titanoboa cerrejonensis
Kronosaurus queenslandicus10.5 m (34 ft)0.81×
Deinocheirus mirificus11 m (36 ft)0.85×
Suchomimus tenerensis11 m (36 ft)0.85×
Mosasaurus hoffmannii12 m (39 ft)0.92×
Saurolophus osborni12 m (39 ft)0.92×
Mapusaurus roseae12.2 m (40 ft)0.94×
Brachiosaurus altithorax13 m (43 ft)same size
Titanoboa cerrejonensis13 m (43 ft)this page
Livyatan melvillei13.5 m (44 ft)1×
Giraffatitan brancai13.5 m (44 ft)1×

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Which is bigger: Titanoboa cerrejonensis or Kronosaurus queenslandicus?

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