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How Big Is an Argentinosaurus?

An Argentinosaurus is about 115 ft (35 m) long. That is about 21 times as long as the average man is tall. One of the largest land animals ever.

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How big is an Argentinosaurus compared to the average man?

An Argentinosaurus is about 21 times as long as the average man is tall. An Argentinosaurus is 20.5× the size of the average man: about 21 average men lined up would match it. By volume, about 1,110 average men would fit inside an Argentinosaurus.

Argentinosaurus size facts

Argentinosaurus is estimated at about 30 to 35 meters long.
Estimates of its weight range from about 65 to 80 tonnes.
It is known from only a few bones, so its size is uncertain.

How does an Argentinosaurus compare to other things?

An Argentinosaurus next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Argentinosaurus
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	39.8 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	364,000× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	253× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	9.4× bigger
Taj Mahal	240 ft (73 m)	125 ft (38 m) bigger
Airbus A380	239 ft (72.7 m) long	124 ft (37.7 m) bigger
Boeing 747	232 ft (70.7 m) long	117 ft (35.7 m) bigger
Falcon 9	230 ft (70 m)	115 ft (35 m) bigger
Sydney Opera House	213 ft (65 m)	98 ft (30 m) bigger
Space Shuttle	184 ft (56.1 m)	69 ft (21.1 m) bigger
Leaning Tower of Pisa	184 ft (56 m)	69 ft (21 m) bigger
Niagara Falls	167 ft (51 m)	52 ft (16 m) bigger
Colosseum	157 ft (48 m)	43 ft (13 m) bigger
Christ the Redeemer	125 ft (38 m)	9 ft 10 in (3 m) bigger
Diplodocus	85 ft (26 m) long	30 ft (9 m) smaller
Blue whale	82 ft (25 m) long	33 ft (10 m) smaller
Hot air balloon	82 ft (25 m)	33 ft (10 m) smaller
Brachiosaurus	72 ft (22 m) long	43 ft (13 m) smaller
Semi-truck	72 ft (21.9 m) long	43 ft (13.1 m) smaller
Great Sphinx of Giza	66 ft (20 m)	49 ft (15 m) smaller
Oak tree	66 ft (20 m)	49 ft (15 m) smaller
Palm tree	66 ft (20 m)	49 ft (15 m) smaller
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	75 ft (22.8 m) smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	20.5× smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	22× smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.

Silhouettes from PhyloPic: Argentinosaurus by Ryan Santos Soledade. See credits.