Estemmenosuchus — size comparison

Estemmenosuchus was a large synapsid of Permian present-day Russia. It belonged to the dinocephalians, a group of extinct mammal relatives. Diet remains interpr

Silhouette comparison

Length

wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaReconstructed measurements · fossil estimates

Estemmenosuchus

Estemmenosuchus uralensis

ok. 4 mAdult individual · rekonstrukcja
Body length

wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaMeasurement: side

Mass · szacunek
No estimateSzacunki kopalne
Shared ground line. The scale follows the measurement stated for each animal. Person: 170 cm
Body lengthScale in m
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EstemmenosuchusBody lengthapprox. 4 m

The scale compares the named dimensions. View direction and measurement points are given for each animal.

Scale based on the stated dimensions for each animal

Person: 170 cm
Estemmenosuchus — size comparison — facts and sources

Estemmenosuchus was a large synapsid of Permian present-day Russia. It belonged to the dinocephalians, a group of extinct mammal relatives. Diet remains interpretative: sources indicate important plant food while allowing other components.

Ocher-area finds are important Russian palaeontological material. Two known species differ in skull structure. Semi-aquatic lifestyle and projection-function hypotheses require separate assessment.

Measurement sources