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Animal size comparison

How much longer was T. rex than Velociraptor? Compare five reviewed measurements, separating total length from standing or shoulder height.

6.444444444 ×Tyrannosaurus rex compared with Velociraptor · stated length

Tyrannosaurus rex · 11.6 m

One museum specimen. The Nation’s T. rex specimen, not a species maximum.

Smithsonian · measurement source ↗ · Animal profile ↗

Velociraptor · 1.8 m

Reference estimate. Total length; not standing height.

American Museum of Natural History · measurement source ↗ · Animal profile ↗

Five curated measurements. Height comparisons mix standing and shoulder height as explicitly labeled; they do not imply identical anatomy or pose. Sources are the existing reviewed collection, not newly measured animals.

How to use this tool

Choose a dimension first. The bars show the stated measurement, not scaled photographs. A specimen measurement is not a species maximum.

An example to try

The 11.6 m Smithsonian T. rex specimen is about 6.44 times the 1.8 m Velociraptor reference length.

Smithsonian · T. rex specimen ↗

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