Sauropelta Size Comparison
Sauropelta 3D Viewer pairs published nodosaurid figures with a 1.8 m person - length about 5.2-6 m (panel 5.5 m), mass about 1.5-2 tonnes (panel 1750 kg) - so the scale gap stays readable at a glance.
Sauropelta published figures
The Sauropelta 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 5.2-6 m (panel baseline 5.5 m) | ~3.1x a person end-to-end at the panel figure; Size vs human uses 5.5 m |
| Hip height | about 1.5 m (panel baseline) | a little shorter than adult standing height |
| Weight | about 1.5-2 tonnes (panel baseline 1750 kg) | many times a human body mass |
| When it lived | about 110-108 million years ago | Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian); Cloverly Formation, Wyoming and Montana |
| Defense note | Named John Ostrom 1970 | nodosaurids lack a bony tail club; armor and large neck spines |
How the Sauropelta size-vs-human toggle stays honest
The Sauropelta 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 5.5 m panel baseline (within the published about 5.2-6 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 Sauropelta
What a person would see is an armored nodosaurid whose panel length is about 5.5 m - roughly three body lengths of a 1.8 m person laid end to end - with hips about 1.5 m high in the panel. Turn on Size vs human and orbit beside the neck spines to feel how the armored body sits next to the scale figure.
What the Sauropelta size numbers are not
What these size numbers are not is a single invented length outside the published 5.2-6 m range, and they do not invent a tail club - nodosaurids lack that ankylosaurid trait. Soft-tissue color in the viewer is still an artistic reconstruction. For the control walkthrough see how to view Sauropelta in 3D. For trade-offs versus phone AR apps see Sauropelta 3D viewer vs AR apps.
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