- · 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.
- · Fukuisaurus: Drawn using our own body-shape diagram where an open-licensed silhouette was unavailable.
- · Human silhouette: PhyloPic — NASA · Public Domain Mark 1.0
Fukuisaurus
Fukuisaurus tetoriensis (Fukuisaurus · フクイサウルス・テトリエンシス)
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 4.7 m (representative value for the genus) is similar to the length of a single passenger car (about 4.5 m) (Comparison).
- 💡 A length of 4.7 m is more than one and a half table tennis tables (2.74 m long) (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.
📖 1. Overview
Fukuisaurus tetoriensis (genus Fukuisaurus) was a herbivorous dinosaur (a large ornithopod) that lived during the Early Cretaceous.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
Its body length listed in the Natural History Museum in London guide is about 4.7 m (representative value for the genus, estimated).
🔍 3. Fossil Record & Paleoecology
The guide notes only that it was herbivorous. No further details about its diet or lifestyle are given in the guide.
🇰🇷 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 — Q1004292
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:フクイサウルス全身骨格.jpg
- • nhm.ac.uk — fukuisaurus.html
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.