- · 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.
- · Pinacosaurus silhouette: PhyloPic — Definitely NOT Dilophosaurus · CC BY 4.0 (Ahshislepelta minor)
- · Human silhouette: PhyloPic — NASA · Public Domain Mark 1.0
Pinacosaurus
Pinacosaurus grangeri (Pinacosaurus · Pinacosaurus)
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
- 💡 Its estimated body length of 5 m is slightly longer than a passenger car (about 4.5 m) (Comparison).
- 💡 Its estimated weight of about 1,000 kg is similar to the weight of a compact car (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
Pinacosaurus grangeri (genus Pinacosaurus) was a herbivorous dinosaur that lived in China and Mongolia about 81–75 million years ago.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
This museum directory entry does not provide a detailed description of its body form, listing only estimated length and weight.
🔍 3. Fossil Record & Paleoecology
It ate plants, and several juveniles have been found fossilized together.
🇰🇷 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 — Q20719060
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Pinacosaurusbcn1.JPG
- • nhm.ac.uk — pinacosaurus.html
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Definitely NOT Dilophosaurus · CC BY 4.0 (Related taxon silhouette — Ahshislepelta minor)
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.