Dinosaur size
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'''Size''' has been one of the most interesting aspects of [[dinosaur]] science to the general public. This article lists the largest and smallest dinosaurs from various groups, sorted in order of weight and length.
[[Image:Largestdinosaursbysuborder scale.png|thumb|400px|right|Scale diagram comparing the largest known dinosaurs in four [[Order (biology)|suborders]] and a human.]]
'''Note:''' this list excludes unpublished material. In some cases, dinosaurs are known that will be included on this list if/when they are officially described. In addition, weight estimates for dinosaurs are much more variable than length estimates, because estimating length for extinct animals is much more easily done from a skeleton than estimating weight.
==Theropods==
{{main|Theropoda}}
Sizes are given with a range, where possible, of estimates that have not been contradicted by more recent studies. In cases where a range of currently accepted estimates exist, sources are given for the sources with the lowest and highest estimates, respectively, and only the highest values are given if these individual sources give a range of estimates.
===Longest theropods===
[[Image:Largesttheropods.svg|thumb|right|300px|Size comparison of selected giant theropod dinosaurs]]
Size by overall length, including tail, of all theropods over 12 meters.
# ''[[Spinosaurus]]'': 14.3-18 m (46.9-59.1 ft)<ref name=TH07/><ref name="dalsassoetal05"/>
# ''[[Giganotosaurus]]'': 12.5-14 m (41-45.9 ft)<ref name="seebacher2001">Seebacher, F. (2001). "A new method to calculate allometric length-mass relationships of dinosaurs." ''Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology'', '''21'''(1): 51–60.</ref><ref name="dinodata"/>
# ''[[Carcharodontosaurus]]'': 12-13.2 m (39-43.5 ft)<ref name="serenoetal1996">Sereno, P. C., D. B. Dutheil, M. Iarochene, H. C. E. Larsson, G. H. Lyon,
P. M. Magwene, C. A. Sidor, D. J. Varricchio, and J. A. Wilson. (1996). "Predatory dinosaurs from the Sahara and the Late Cretaceous faunal differentiation." ''Science'', 272: 986–991.</ref><ref name=TH07/>
# ''[[Tyrannosaurus]]'': 12-13 m (39.3-42.6 ft)<ref name="brochu2003">Brochu, C.R. 2003. Osteology of ''Tyrannosaurus rex'': insights from a nearly complete skeleton and high-resolution computed tomographic analysis of the skull. ''Memoirs of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology''. 7: 1-138.</ref>
# ''[[Bahariasaurus]]'': (comparable to ''Tyrannosaurus'')<ref name=JSetal01>{{cite journal |last=Smith |first=J.B. |coauthors=Lamanna, M.C.; Lacovara, K.J.; Dodson, P.; Smith, J.R.; Poole, J.C.; Giegengack, R.; and Attia, Y. |year=2001 |title=A Giant sauropod dinosaur from an Upper Cretaceous mangrove deposit in Egypt |journal=Science |volume=292 |issue=5522 |pages=1704–1706 |doi=10.1126/science.1060561 |pmid=11387472}}</ref>
# ''[[Deinocheirus]]'': ?10-?13 m (32.8-42.6 ft)<!--<ref name="theropoddatabase"/>--><ref name="dinodata"/>
# ''[[Mapusaurus]]'': >12.2 m (>40 ft)<ref name="coria&currie2006">Coria, R. A., and Currie, P. J. (2006). "A new carcharodontosaurid (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina." ''Geodiversitas'', '''28'''(1): 71-118.[http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/front/medias/publication/7653_g06n1a4.pdf PDF]</ref><!--<ref name="theropoddatabase"/>-->
# ''[[Epanterias]]'' (possible synonym of ''[[Allosaurus]]''): 12.1 m (39.7 ft)<ref name="mortimer2003">Mortimer, M. (2003), [http://dml.cmnh.org/2003Jul/msg00355.html "And the Largest Theropod Is...."], discussion group, The Dinosaur Mailing List, viewed July 21, 2003. http://dml.cmnh.org/.</ref>
# ''[[Edmarka]]'' (possible synonym of ''[[Torvosaurus]])'': 12 m (39.3 ft)<ref name="mortimer2003"/>
# ''[[Therizinosaurus]]'': 9.6-12 m (31.4-39.3 ft)<!--<ref name="theropoddatabase">Mortimer, M. (2004), [http://home.myuw.net/eoraptor/ "The Theropod Database"], viewed September 17, 2007. http://home.myuw.net/eoraptor/.</ref>--><ref name="dinodata">Bervoets, F. (2007), [http://www.dinodata.org/ "DinoData"], viewed September 17, 2007. http://www.dinodata.org/.</ref>
===Most massive theropods===
Size by overall weight of all theropods with maximum weight estimates of over 4 [[Tonne|metric tons]].
# ''[[Spinosaurus]]'': 7-20.9 t<ref name="dalsassoetal05">{{cite journal |last=dal Sasso |first=C. |coauthors=Maganuco, S.; Buffetaut, E.; and Mendez, M.A. |year=2005 |title=New information on the skull of the enigmatic theropod ''Spinosaurus'', with remarks on its sizes and affinities |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=25 |issue=4 |pages=888–896|url=http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1671%2F0272-4634%282005%29025%5B0888%3ANIOTSO%5D2.0.CO%3B2|doi=10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0888:NIOTSO]2.0.CO;2|doilabel=10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0888:NIOTSO]2.0.CO;2}}</ref><ref name=TH07>{{cite journal |last=Therrien |first=F. |coauthors= and Henderson, D.M. |year=2007 |title=My theropod is bigger than yours...or not: estimating body size from skull length in theropods |journal=Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology |volume=27 |issue=1 |pages=108–115 |doi=10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[108:MTIBTY]2.0.CO;2 |doilabel=10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[108:MTIBTY]2.0.CO;2}}</ref>
# ''[[Carcharodontosaurus]]'': 6.1-15.1 t<ref name="seebacher2001"/><ref name=TH07/>
# ''[[Giganotosaurus]]'': 6.5-13.8 t<ref name="seebacher2001"/><ref name=TH07/>
# ''[[Tyrannosaurus]]'': 6-9.1 t<ref name="christiansenfarina2004">Christiansen, P. and Fariña, R.A. (2004). "Mass prediction in theropod dinosaurs." ''Historical Biology'', '''16''': 85-92.</ref><ref name=TH07/>
# ''[[Bahariasaurus]]'': (comparable to ''Tyrannosaurus'')<ref name=JSetal01/>
# ''[[Deinocheirus]]'': ?9 t<ref name="molnar2002">Valkenburgh, B. and Molnar, R.E. (2002). "Dinosaurian and mammalian predators compared." ''Paleobiology'', '''28'''(4): 527–543.</ref>
# ''[[Therizinosaurus]]'': 6.2 t<ref name="mortimer2003"/>
# ''[[Acrocanthosaurus]]'': 5.6 t<ref name=TH07/>
# ''[[Suchomimus]]'': 3.8-5.2 t<ref name="seebacher2001"/><ref name=TH07/>
# ''[[Tarbosaurus]]'': 1.6-5 t<ref name="christiansenfarina2004"/><ref name="molnar2002">Valkenburgh, B. and Molnar, R.E. (2002). "Dinosaurian and mammalian predators compared." ''Paleobiology'', '''28'''(4): 527–543.</ref>
# ''[[Epanterias]]'': 4.5 t<ref name="mortimer2003"/>
# ''[[Edmarka]]'': 4 t<ref name="mortimer2003"/>
===Smallest non-avian theropods===
A list of all known non-[[Bird_evolution#Origins|avian]] theropods 1 meter or less in length.
# ''[[Scansoriopteryx]]'': ~?12 cm (?4.7 in)
# ''[[Epidendrosaurus]]'': ~?15 cm (?6 in)
# ''[[Parvicursor]]'': 39 cm (1.27 ft)<!--<ref name="theropoddatabase"/>-->
# ''[[Mei (dinosaur)|Mei]]'': 53 cm (1.7 ft)<ref name=TH07/>
# ''[[Jinfengopteryx]]'': 55 cm (1.8 ft)<ref name="Jietal05">Ji, Q., Ji, S., Lu, J., You, H., Chen, W., Liu, Y., and Liu, Y. (2005). "First avialan bird from China (''Jinfengopteryx elegans'' gen. et sp. nov.)." ''Geological Bulletin of China'', '''24'''(3): 197-205.</ref>
# ''[[Microraptor]]'': 55-77 cm (1.8-2.5 ft)
# ''[[Compsognathus]]'': 60 cm-1.4 m (2 ft-4.6 ft)
# ''[[Ligabueino]]'': 70 cm (2.3 ft)
# ''[[Mahakala (dinosaur)|Mahakala]]'': 70 cm (2.3 ft)<ref name=AHTetal07>{{cite journal |last=Turner |first=Alan H. |coauthors= Pol, Diego; Clarke, Julia A.; Erickson, Gregory M.; and Norell, Mark |year=2007 |title=A basal dromaeosaurid and size evolution preceding avian flight |url=http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/317/5843/1378.pdf |format=pdf |journal=Science |volume=317 |pages=1378–1381 |doi=10.1126/science.1144066 }}</ref>
# ''[[Juravenator]]'': 75 cm-1.04 m (2.5-3.4 ft)<ref name=TH07/>
# ''[[Nqwebasaurus]]'': 80 cm (2.6 ft)
# ''[[Cryptovolans]]'': 90 cm (2.9 ft)
# ''[[Pedopenna]]'': <1 m (<3 ft)<ref name="xu&zhang2005">Xu, X., and Zhang, F. (2005). "A new maniraptoran dinosaur from China with long feathers on the metatarsus." ''Naturwissenschaften'', '''92'''(4): 173 - 177.</ref>
# ''[[Koparion]]'': ?1 m (?3 ft)
# ''[[Caenagnathasia]]'': 1 m (3.3 ft)
# ''[[Shuvuuia]]'': 1 m (3.3 ft)
# ''[[Mononykus]]'': 1 m (3.3 ft)
# ''[[Procompsognathus]]'': 1 m (3.3 ft)
==Sauropods==
{{main|Sauropoda}}
Sauropod size is difficult to estimate given their usually fragmentary state of preservation. Sauropods are often preserved without their tails, so the margin of error in overall length estimates is high. Mass is calculated using the cube of the length, so for species in which the length is particularly uncertain, the weight is even more so. These size estimates are based primarily on surveys by [http://www.gavinrymill.com/dinosaurs/largest-dinosaur-ever.html Rymill] (2001), [http://www.miketaylor.org.uk/dino/faq/s-size/records/ Taylor] (2003), and [http://dml.cmnh.org/2004Sep/msg00086.html Mortimer] (2004). Estimates that are particularly uncertain (due to very fragmentary or lost material) are preceded by a question mark. Each number represents the highest estimate of a given research paper.
Note that, generally, the giant sauropods can be divided into two categories: the shorter but stockier and more massive forms (mainly [[titanosaur]]s and some [[Brachiosauridae|brachiosaurids]]), and the longer but slenderer and more light-weight forms (mainly [[diplodocid]]s).
===Longest sauropods===
[[Image:Longest dinosaurs1.png|thumb|right|300px|Size comparison of selected giant sauropod dinosaurs]]
A list of sauropods that reached over 20 meters in length, including neck and tail.
# ''[[Amphicoelias]]'': 40-?60 m (131-198 ft)<ref name=KC06>{{cite journal |last=Carpenter |first=Kenneth |authorlink=Kenneth Carpenter |year=2006 |chapter=Biggest of the big: a critical re-evaluation of the mega-sauropod ''Amphicoelias fragillimus'' |editor=Foster, John R.; and Lucas, Spencer G. (eds.) |title=Paleontology and Geology of the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation |publisher=New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science |location=Albuquerque |series=New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin '''36''' |pages=131–138 |url=https://scientists.dmns.org/sites/kencarpenter/PDFs%20of%20publications/Amphicoelias.pdf |format=pdf}}</ref>
# ''[[Supersaurus]]'': 33 to 34 m (108 to 112 ft)<ref name=LHW07>{{cite journal |last=Lovelace |first=David M. |coauthors=Hartman, Scott A.; and Wahl, William R. |year=2007 |title=Morphology of a specimen of ''Supersaurus'' (Dinosauria, Sauropoda) from the Morrison Formation of Wyoming, and a re-evaluation of diplodocid phylogeny |journal=Arquivos do Museu Nacional |volume=65 |issue=4 |pages=527–544 }}</ref>
# ''[[Bruhathkayosaurus]]'': ?28-?34 m (?92-?111 ft)<ref name="mortimer2001b">Mortimer, M. (2001), [http://dml.cmnh.org/2001Sep/msg00402.html "Titanosaurs too large?"], discussion group, The Dinosaur Mailing List, 12 September 2001. http://dml.cmnh.org/. Accessed 23 May 2008.</ref>
# ''[[Futalognkosaurus]]'': 32-34 m (105-111 ft) <ref name="calvoetal2007">Calvo, J.O., Porfiri, J.D., González-Riga, B.J., and Kellner, A.W. (2007) "A new Cretaceous terrestrial ecosystem from Gondwana with the description of a new sauropod dinosaur". ''Anais Academia Brasileira Ciencia'', '''79'''(3): 529-41.[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17768539]</ref>
# ''[[Diplodocus]]'': 33.5 m (110 ft)<ref name=KC06/>
# ''[[Argentinosaurus]]'': 30 m (98 ft)<ref name=KC06/>
# ''[[Puertasaurus]]'': (comparable to ''Argentinosaurus'')<ref name=NSCA05>{{cite journal |last=Novas |first=Fernando E. |authorlink=Fernando Novas |coauthors=Salgado, Leonardo; Calvo, Jorge; and Agnolin, Federico |year=2005 |title=Giant titanosaur (Dinosauria, Sauropoda)from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia |journal=Revisto del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, n.s. |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=37–41 |url=http://www.macn.secyt.gov.ar/cont_Publicaciones/Rns-Vol07-1_37-41.pdf |accessdate=2007-03-04 }}</ref>
# ''[[Hudiesaurus]]'': 30 m (98 ft)<ref name="dong1997">Dong, Z. (1997). "A gigantic sauropod (''Hudiesaurus sinojapanorum'' gen. et sp. nov.) from the Turpan Basin, China." Pp. 102-110 in Dong, Z. (ed.), ''Sino-Japanese Silk Road Dinosaur Expedition''. China Ocean Press, Beijing.</ref>
# ''[[Argyrosaurus]]'': 18-?30 m (60-?98 ft)
# ''[[Turiasaurus]]'': >30 m (>98 ft)<ref name="royo2006">Royo-Torres, R., Cobos, A., and Alcalá, L. (2006). "A Giant European Dinosaur and a New Sauropod Clade." ''Science'' '''314''': 1925-1927.</ref>
# ''[[Sauroposeidon]]'': 29 m (97 ft) ''Note: tallest known dinosaur, at 17 m (55 ft)''
# ''[[Barosaurus]]'': 24-27 m (79-88 ft)
# ''[[Paralititan]]'': 26 m (85 ft)<ref name=KC06/>
# ''[[Brachiosaurus]]'': 25 m (83 ft)
# ''[[Pelorosaurus]]'': 24 m (79 ft)
# ''[[Antarctosaurus]]'': 23 m (76 ft)
# ''[[Apatosaurus]]'': 22 m (73 ft)
# ''[[Haplocanthosaurus]]'': 21.5 m (68 ft)
===Most massive sauropods===
Size by overall weight of all sauropods over 20 [[Tonne|metric tons]].
# ''[[Bruhathkayosaurus]]'': ?139 t<ref name="wedel2008">Wedel, M. "SV-POW! showdown: sauropods vs whales." [Weblog entry.] Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week. 20 May 2008. (http://svpow.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/sv-pow-showdown-sauropods-vs-whales/), accessed 23 May 2008.</ref>
# ''[[Amphicoelias]]'': 122.4 t<ref name=KC06/>
# ''[[Argentinosaurus]]'': 73-88 t<ref name="burness&flannery2001"/><ref name="mazzettaetal2004">Mazzetta, G.V., Christiansen, P., and Farina, R.A. (2004). "Giants and bizarres: body size of some southern South American Cretaceous dinosaurs." ''Historical Biology'', '''2004''': 1-13.</ref>
# ''[[Futalognkosaurus]]'': (comparable to ''Argentinosaurus'' and ''Puertasaurus'')<ref name="calvoetal2007"/>
# ''[[Puertasaurus]]'': (comparable to ''Argentinosaurus'')<ref name=NSCA05/>
# ''[[Paralititan]]'': 59 t<ref name="burness&flannery2001">Burness, G.P. and Flannery, T. (2001). "Dinosaurs, dragons, and dwarfs: The evolution of maximal body size." ''Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences'', '''98'''(25): 14518-14523.</ref>
# ''[[Antarctosaurus]]'': 69 t
# ''[[Sauroposeidon]]'': 50-60 t
# ''[[Brachiosaurus]]'': 30-60 t
# ''[[Argyrosaurus]]'': 45-55 t
# ''[[Turiasaurus]]'': 40-48 t<ref name="royo2006"/>
# ''[[Supersaurus]]'': 35-40 t<ref name=LHW07/>
# ''[[Diplodocus hallorum]]'': 38 t<ref name=KC06/>
# ''[[Apatosaurus]]'': 33-38 t
# ''[[Diplodocus carnegiei]]'': 10-20 t
# ''[[Barosaurus]]'': 10-20 t
===Smallest sauropods===
A list of all sauropods measuring 10 meters or less in length.
# ''[[Anchisaurus]]'': 2.4 m (7.8 ft)
# ''[[Ohmdenosaurus]]'': 4 m (13 ft)
# ''[[Blikanasaurus]]'': 5 m (16.4 ft)
# ''[[Magyarosaurus]]'': 5.3 m (17.4 ft)
# ''[[Europasaurus]]'': 6 m (19 ft)
# ''[[Vulcanodon]]'': 6.5 m (21.3 ft)
# ''[[Isanosaurus]]'': 7 m (23 ft)
# ''[[Camelotia]]'': 9 m (29.5 ft)
# ''[[Tazoudasaurus]]'': 9 m (29.5 ft)
# ''[[Antetonitrus]]'': 8-10 m (26-30 ft), 1.5-2 m (5-6.5 ft) tall at hip
# ''[[Shunosaurus]]'': 10 m (32 ft)
# ''[[Brachytrachelopan]]'': 10 m (32 ft)
# ''[[Amazonsaurus]]'': 10 m (32 ft), 10 tons
==Ornithopods==
{{main|Ornithopoda}}
===Longest ornithopods===
[[Image:Largestornithopods scale.png|thumb|right|300px|Size comparison of selected giant ornithopod dinosaurs]]
# ''[[Zhuchengosaurus]]'': 16.6 m (54.5 ft; composite mount)<ref name=XZetal07>{{cite journal |last=Zhao |first=X. |coauthors=Li, D.; Han, G.; Hao, H.; Liu, F.; Li, L.; and Fang, X. |year=2007 |title=''Zhuchengosaurus maximus'' from Shandong Province |journal=Acta Geoscientia Sinica |volume=28 |issue=2 |pages=111–122 }} </ref>
# ''[[Lambeosaurus|?Lambeosaurus laticaudus]]'': 15 m (50 ft), up to 16.5 m (54.1 ft)<ref name=WJM81>{{cite journal |last=Morris |first=William J. |year=1981 |title=A new species of hadrosaurian dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Baja California: ?''Lambeosaurus laticaudus'' |journal=Journal of Paleontology |volume=55 |issue=2 |pages=453–462 }}</ref>
# ''[[Shantungosaurus]]'': 14.72 m (48.29 ft; composite mount)<ref name=DFG97a>{{cite book|chapter=Shantungosaurus |last=Glut |first=Donald F. |authorlink=Donald F. Glut |title=Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia |year=1997 |publisher=McFarland & Co |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |pages=816-817 |isbn=0-89950-917-7 }}</ref>
# ''[[Charonosaurus]]'': 13 m (43 ft)<ref name=DD06>{{cite book |first= Dougal |last=Dixon |authorlink=Dougal Dixon |year=2006 |title=The Complete Book of Dinosaurs |publisher=Anness Publishing Ltd. |location=London |pages=216 |isbn= 0-681-37578-7 }}</ref>
# ''[[Edmontosaurus]]'': 12 m (39 ft)<ref name=DFG97b>{{cite book|chapter=Edmontosaurus |last=Glut |first=Donald F. |authorlink=Donald F. Glut |title=Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia |year=1997 |publisher=McFarland & Co |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |pages=389-396 |isbn=0-89950-917-7 }}</ref> to 13 m (43 ft)<ref name=DL90>{{cite book |last=Lambert |first=David |coauthors=and the Diagram Group |title=The Dinosaur Data Book |year=1990 |publisher=Avon Books |location=New York |isbn=0-380-75896-3 |pages=60}}</ref>
# ''[[Anatotitan]]'': 12 m (39 ft)<ref name=HDS97>{{cite book |last=Sues |first=Hans-Dieter|editor=James Orville Farlow and M. K. Brett-Surman (eds.) |title=The Complete Dinosaur |year=1997 |publisher=Indiana University Press |location=Bloomington|isbn=0-253-33349-0 |pages=p.338 |chapter=ornithopods}}</ref>
# ''[[Olorotitan]]'': 12 m (39 ft)<ref name=DD06b>{{cite book |first= Dougal |last=Dixon |authorlink=Dougal Dixon |year=2006 |title=The Complete Book of Dinosaurs |publisher=Anness Publishing Ltd. |location=London |pages=219 |isbn= 0-681-37578-7 }}</ref>
# ''[[Saurolophus|Saurolophus angustirostris]]'': 12 m (39 ft)<ref name=DFG97c>{{cite book|chapter=Saurolophus |last=Glut |first=Donald F. |authorlink=Donald F. Glut |title=Dinosaurs: The Encyclopedia |year=1997 |publisher=McFarland & Co |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |pages=788-789 |isbn=0-89950-917-7}}</ref>
# [[Kritosaurus|''Kritosaurus'' sp.]]: 11 m (36 ft)<ref name=JIKetal06>{{cite book |last=Kirkland |first=James I. |coauthors=Hernández-Rivera, René; Gates, Terry; Paul, Gregory S.; Nesbitt, Sterling; Serrano-Brañas, Claudia Inés; and Garcia-de la Garza, Juan Pablo |year=2006 |chapter=Large hadrosaurine dinosaurs from the latest Campanian of Coahuila, Mexico |editor=Lucas, S.G.; and Sullivan, Robert M. (eds.) |title=Late Cretaceous Vertebrates from the Western Interior |series=New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, '''35''' |publisher=New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science |location=Albuqueque, New Mexico |pages=299-315}}</ref>
# ''[[Iguanodon]]'': 10 m (33 ft), up to possibly 13 m (43 ft) for ''I. bernissartensis''<ref name=NM01>{{cite book |last=Naish |first=Darren |coauthors=David M. Martill |chapter=Ornithopod dinosaurs |title=Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight |year=2001 |publisher=The Palaeontological Association |location=London |isbn= 0-901702-72-2|pages=60–132}}</ref>
===Most massive ornithopods===
# ''[[Lambeosaurus|?Lambeosaurus laticaudus]]'': up to 23 metric tons (25 [[short ton]]s)<ref name=WJM81/>
# ''[[Shantungosaurus]]'': up to 16 metric tons (17.6 short tons)<ref name=HWF04>{{cite book |last=Horner |first=John R. |authorlink=Jack Horner (paleontologist) |coauthors=Weishampel, David B.; and Forster, Catherine A |editor=Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.)|title=The Dinosauria |edition=2nd |year= 2004|publisher=University of California Press |location=Berkeley |isbn=0-520-24209-2 |pages=438-463 |chapter=Hadrosauridae }}</ref>
# ''[[Edmontosaurus]]'': 4.0 metric tons (4.4 short tons)<ref name=HWF04/>
# ''[[Hypacrosaurus]]'': 4.0 metric tons (4.4 short tons)<ref name=HWF04/>
<!--# ''[[Charonosaurus]]'': 7.7 tons
# ''[[Lambeosaurus]]'': 5.6 tons
# ''[[Corythosaurus]]'': 5 tons
# ''[[Hadrosaurus]]'': 5 tons hidden until some sourcing can be found-->
==Ceratopsians==
{{main|Ceratopsia}}
===Longest ceratopsians===
Size by overall length, including tail, of all ceratopsians measuring 6 meters or more in length (size estimates from [http://www.dinodata.org/index.php Dinodata]).
# ''[[Eotriceratops]]'' 12 m (36 ft)<ref name="thesun2007">White, R. and Reilly, T. (2007), "Dino's got head the size of car." ''The Sun'', 8 November 2007. Accessed online 26 May 2008, http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article516666.ece</ref>
# ''[[Triceratops]]'': 9 m (30 ft)
# ''[[Einiosaurus]]'': 7.6 m (25.2 ft)
# ''[[Torosaurus]]'': 7.5 m (25 ft)
# ''[[Pentaceratops]]'': 7.5 m (25 ft)
# ''[[Pachyrhinosaurus]]'': 6 m (20 ft)
# ''[[Achelousaurus]]'': 6 m (20 ft)
# ''[[Arrhinoceratops]]'': 6 m (20 ft)
# ''[[Centrosaurus]]'': 6 m (20 ft)
===Smallest ceratopsians===
A list of all ceratopsians 3 meters or less in length.
# ''[[Microceratus]]'': 80 cm (2.6 ft)
# ''[[Bagaceratops]]'': 1 m (3.3 ft)
# ''[[Leptoceratops]]'': 2.4 m (7.9 ft)
==Pachycephalosaurs==
{{main|Pachycephalosauria}}
===Longest pachycephalosaurs===
# ''[[Pachycephalosaurus]]'': 4.6 m (15.1 ft)
===Smallest pachycephalosaurs===
# ''[[Wannanosaurus]]'': 60 cm (2 ft)
# ''[[Micropachycephalosaurus]]'': 1 m (3.3 ft)<ref name="butler&zhao2008">Butler, R.J. and Zhao, Q. "The small-bodied ornithischian dinosaurs ''Micropachycephalosaurus hongtuyanensis'' and ''Wannanosaurus yansiensis'' from the Late Cretaceous of China." ''Cretaceous Research'', Corrected Proof, Available online 8 April 2008 doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2008.03.002</ref>
==Thyreophorans==
{{main|Thyreophora}}
===Longest thyreophorans===
# ''[[Ankylosaurus]]'': 6.25 m-10.7 m (20.5-35 ft)<ref name="carpenter2004">Carpenter, K. 2004. Redescription of ''Ankylosaurus magniventris'' Brown 1908 (Ankylosauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of the Western Interior of North America. ''Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences'' 41: 961–986.</ref>
# ''[[Dacentrurus]]'': 6.1-10.1 m (20.0-33.1 ft)
# ''[[Stegosaurus]]'': 9.0 m (29.5 ft)
# ''[[Tarchia]]'': 8.0-8.5 m (26.2-27.9 ft)
# ''[[Tuojiangosaurus]]'': 7 m (23 ft)
# ''[[Wuerhosaurus]]'': 7 m (23 ft)
# ''[[Panoplosaurus]]'': 5.5-7 m (18-23 ft)
# ''[[Edmontonia]]'': 6.6 m (22 ft)
===Smallest thyreophorans===
# ''[[Liaoningosaurus]]'': ?34 cm (?1 ft)
# ''[[Scutellosaurus]]'': 1.5 m (4.9 ft)[http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/ornithischia/thyreophora.html]
# ''[[Struthiosaurus]]'': 2-2.5 m (6.7-8.3 ft)
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
* {{cite journal
| author = [[Gregory S. Paul|Paul, Gregory S.]]
| year = 1997
| title = Dinosaur models: the good, the bad, and using them to estimate the mass of dinosaurs
| journal = Dinofest International
| volume = 1997 | pages = 129–154
}}
== External links ==
* "[http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/060301_big_carnivores.html The Biggest Carnivore: Dinosaur History Rewritten]
*[http://dml.cmnh.org/2003Jul/msg00355.html Theropod size ranking, as of 2003, by Mickey Mortimer]
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