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Description: Size of the dinosaur Sinosauropteryx prima compared with a human. Scale bar = 1 meter. Scaled based on holotype specimen GMV 2123 (green) and larger specimen NIGP 127587 (orange), using the scale bar provided in: Chen, P., Dong, Z. and Zhen, S. (1998). "An exceptionally well-preserved theropod dinosaur from the Yixian Formation of China." Nature, 391(8): 147-152.
Title: Sinosauropteryx scale
Credit: Own work
Author: Matt Martyniuk
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