Dare to compare the sizes of the animals
Since each of the scenes displayed in this Paleoaoic Aquarium consists of one species, it is difficult to immediately understand the size of each animal. So, we compared them in actual proportions. They lived in different ages and in different habitat, so a simple comparison may not have significance.
The lengths of the animals are estimates, and will vary among individuals and also among ages. Even if the value used here is close to the correct length, there is a range in actual size.
- 1, Marrella splendens ... 2 cm
- 2, Hallucigenia sparsa 3 cm
- 3, Opabinia regalis ... 5 cm
- 4, Wiwaxia corrugata ... 5 cm
- 5, Metaspriggina walcotti ... 6 cm
- 6, Nectocaris pteryx ... 7 cm
- 7, Didazoon haoae ... 8 cm
- 8, Vetulicola rectangulata ... 8 cm
- 9, Xidazoon stephanus ... 8.5 cm
- 10, Microbrachius dicki ... 9 cm
- 11, Odontogriphus omalus ... 12 cm
- 12, Arandaspis prionotolepis ... 15 cm
- 13, Climatius reticulatus ... 15 cm
- 14, Coccosteus cuspidatus ... 20 cm
- 15, Entelognathus primordialis ... 20 cm
- 16, Eurypterus remipes ... 20 cm
- 17, Hurdia victoria ... 20 cm
- 18, Kerygmachela kierkegaardi ... 20 cm
- 19, Anomalocaris canadensis ... 25 cm
- 20, Cephalaspis sp. ... 25 cm
- 21, Sacabambaspis janvieri ... 25 cm
- 22, Cambroraster falcatus ... 30 cm
- 23, Ptomacanthus anglicus ... 30 cm
- 24, Bothriolepis canadensis ... 44 cm
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- 25, Eusthenopteron foordi ... 50 cm
- 26, Titanokorys gainesi ... 50 cm
- 27, Acanthostega gunnari ... 60 cm
- 28, Akmonistion zangeri ... 60 cm
- 29, Diplocaulus sp. ... 60cm
- 30, Scaumenacia curta ... 65 cm
- 31, Tiktaalik roseae ... 80 cm
- 32, Pterygotus anglicus ... 100 cm
- 33, Ichthyostega ... 150 cm