Dinosaurs · #251 biggest of 1,014
How big is Diplodocus?
27 m
Diplodocus measures 27 m. That's about 2.25 school buses lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 27 meters, or about 89 feet.
- It's about 16 times taller than an average adult (1.7 m).
- Roughly 16 adult humans could line up across it.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #251 by size.
Size comparison
How Diplodocus stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
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Diplodocus
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Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
Standing beside it, an average person (1.7 m tall) would reach only about 6.3% of its height.
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