Giganotosaurus Size Comparison
Giganotosaurus 3D Viewer pairs published Late Cretaceous Patagonian theropod figures with a 1.8 m person on screen - length about 12-13 m for the holotype (up to about 13.2 m for referred specimen MUCPv-95), skull length about 1.53-1.80 m (up to about 1.95 m), and weight about 4.2-13.8 tonnes - so the scale gap stays readable at a glance.
Giganotosaurus published figures
The Giganotosaurus facts panel and this table disclose published ranges rather than one invented single number; the Size vs human control uses about 12.5 m as the length scale ratio:
| Measure | Figure | Vs a 1.8 m person |
|---|---|---|
| Length | about 12-13 m (holotype); up to about 13.2 m for referred specimen MUCPv-95; Size vs human uses about 12.5 m | ~6.9x a person end-to-end at the 12.5 m scale figure |
| Skull length | about 1.53-1.80 m (holotype); up to about 1.95 m (larger referred specimen) - among the largest theropod skulls known | ~0.85x to ~1.1x adult standing height |
| Weight | about 4.2-13.8 tonnes (many estimates around 7-8 tonnes); unusually wide because no complete skeleton has been found | sources disagree by study - shown as a range |
| When it lived | 99.6-95 million years ago | early Cenomanian, Late Cretaceous; Candeleros Formation, Patagonia, Argentina; Ruben Dario Carolini found fossils near Villa El Chocon in 1993; Rodolfo Coria and Leonardo Salgado named the species in 1995; holotype MUCPv-Ch1 at the Ernesto Bachmann Municipal Paleontological Museum |
How the Giganotosaurus size-vs-human toggle stays honest
The Giganotosaurus 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 used by the viewer (about 12.5 m). Tap Size vs human under the canvas to show or hide the scale figure - the comparison is proportional, not a decorative sticker. Published length still spans about 12-13 m for the holotype with referred individuals near 13.2 m, so the toggle picks one clear scale inside that disclosed range. The shared theropod builder uses a proportionally larger head (feats.bigHead) to reflect the large skull figures above.
What a person would see beside a Giganotosaurus
What a person would see is a bipedal theropod whose body length at the 12.5 m scale dwarfs a 1.8 m adult end-to-end, with a forward-held head that is proportionally larger than the Allosaurus or Tyrannosaurus rex models at the same framing - turn on the person in the viewer and orbit beside a hind leg to feel how the horizontal-back posture and raised counterweight tail sit relative to the scale figure. Skin and color are an artistic reconstruction, not a fossil-accurate skeleton. Length estimates can match or exceed the longest known Tyrannosaurus rex specimens, while mass estimates usually treat Giganotosaurus as lighter or less heavily built - the page does not claim one animal was definitively larger overall.
What the Giganotosaurus size numbers are not
What these size numbers are not is a claim of one precise weight: the Giganotosaurus size comparison discloses the unusually wide 4.2-13.8 tonne range and uses about 12.5 m only for the Size vs human scale; it does not invent a specific proven prey list, does not invent soft-tissue or color accuracy, no free-licensed Giganotosaurus glTF is re-hosted yet so the viewer stays procedural, and this is not a win/lose game. For the control walkthrough see how to view Giganotosaurus in 3D. For trade-offs versus phone AR apps see Giganotosaurus 3D viewer vs AR apps.
Other dinosaurs to compare
Other dinosaurs in the collection make useful size comparisons too: Giganotosaurus is a Late Cretaceous carcharodontosaurid from South America, so for a North American Late Cretaceous apex predator see the Tyrannosaurus rex 3D Viewer, or for a Late Jurassic theropod see the Allosaurus 3D Viewer.
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