- · Grid units represent actual meters (m); human and animals are drawn to the exact same scale with original silhouette aspect ratios preserved.
- · When a size range is recorded (e.g. 1–1.6m), the lower bound is used for scale comparison.
- · Chasmosaurus silhouette: PhyloPic — Matt Dempsey · CC BY 4.0
- · Human silhouette: PhyloPic — NASA · Public Domain Mark 1.0
Chasmosaurus
Chasmosaurus belli (Chasmosaurus · Chasmosaurus)
Known only from fossils. The IUCN Red List assesses only species extant since 1500 CE, so fossil taxa are not assigned a category.
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 An estimated body length of about 5 m (representative value for the genus) is slightly longer than a passenger car (about 4.5 m) (Comparison).
- 💡 An estimated weight of about 2.5 tons is about one and a half 1.5-ton passenger cars (Comparison).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
Chasmosaurus belli (genus Chasmosaurus) was a herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It walked on four legs.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
The tip of its mouth was shaped like a hard, horny beak.
🔍 3. Fossil Record & Paleoecology
The Natural History Museum in London guide introduces it as a plant eater. The measurements given are representative values for the genus Chasmosaurus as a whole.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • Fossil taxon — the IUCN Red List assesses only species living or extinct since 1500
- • paleobiodb.org — basicTaxonInfo
- • wikidata.org — Q22113416
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:ChasmosaurusBelli-Skull RoyalOntarioMuseum.png
- • nhm.ac.uk — chasmosaurus.html
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Matt Dempsey · CC BY 4.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.