Dracovenator Size Comparison
Dracovenator 3D Viewer pairs published basal-neotheropod figures with a 1.8 m person - length about 5.5-6.5 m (panel 6.0 m), mass about 250 kg - so the scale gap stays readable at a glance.
Dracovenator published figures
The Dracovenator facts panel and this table use the same real published measures (a range where sources disagree):
| Measure | Figure | Vs a 1.8 m person |
|---|---|---|
| Length | about 5.5-6.5 m (panel baseline 6.0 m) | ~3.3x a person end-to-end at the panel figure; Size vs human uses 6.0 m |
| Hip height | about 1.5-2.0 m (panel 1.8 m) | about adult standing height at the panel figure |
| Weight | about 250 kg (commonly cited) | several times a human body mass |
| When it lived | about 201-199 million years ago | Early Jurassic (Hettangian); upper Elliot Formation, South Africa |
| Fossil note | Named Yates 2005 | only skull material is known |
How the Dracovenator size-vs-human toggle stays honest
The Dracovenator model is drawn to a fixed on-screen length so it fits the canvas; the Size vs human control then places a 1.8 m person at the true length ratio to the catalogue 6.0 m panel baseline (within the published about 5.5-6.5 m range). Tap Size vs human under the canvas to show or hide the scale figure - the comparison is proportional, not a decorative sticker.
What a person would see beside a Dracovenator
What a person would see is a theropod whose panel length is about 6.0 m - roughly 3.3 body lengths of a 1.8 m person laid end to end - with hips about 1.8 m high in the panel. Turn on Size vs human and orbit beside a hind limb to feel how the skull-based reconstruction sits next to the scale figure.
What the Dracovenator size numbers are not
What these size numbers are not is a full-skeleton census: only skull material is known, so body length stays in the published 5.5-6.5 m range (panel 6.0 m). Soft-tissue color in the viewer is still an artistic reconstruction. For the control walkthrough see how to view Dracovenator in 3D. For trade-offs versus phone AR apps see Dracovenator 3D viewer vs AR apps.
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