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How long is Tyrannosaurus rex?
12.3 mlength
The largest T. rex skeleton measures 12.3 m long.
Enter your height to compare yourself with Tyrannosaurus rex.
- 1.03× the city bus (12 m)
- 2.24× the giraffe (5.5 m)
- 2.73× the family car (4.5 m)
- 6.06× the front door (2.03 m)
How to picture 12.3 m
Start from something you can see right now. Tyrannosaurus rex is about 1.03× city bus. That is exactly the estimate the board asks you to draw: pick a reference, decide the ratio, resize the silhouette.
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