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About David Prus
Expertise
I can answer any general questions about dinosaurs and on prehistoric mammals in the Cenozoic. I also know a bit about the media's various depictions of dinosaurs and their inaccuracies. I don't know much about "microfauna"-small animals, or about Paleozoic besides some knowledge about Permian animals. Plants are right out, I'm afraid.

Experience
I have been interested in dinosaurs for most of my life, own a large collection of scientific papers and books on the subject, and am a member of the Field Museum in Chicago.

Education/Credentials
I am in college, but studied biology and geology both in high school and as a personal effort.

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Paleontology (Dinosaurs) - dinosaursize

Expert: David Prus - 6/7/2009

Question
hi-
where can i find size and length for dinosaurs in general online-i require the size for differnet species as well as weight -can you tell of any sites that have this information?
the information for the hadrosaurs is the corect type of information i require-are the journals of paleontology online?
how long and tall -hip height- is cliff the triceratops displayed in boston science museum? how long is its skull?
thanks

Answer
The site "Dinosauricon" used to be full of good stuff, but it looks like it's been abandoned. The internet archive has it here: http://web.archive.org/web/20040810141627/dinosauricon.com/splash.html. You can look up pages on reference lists like http://www.encyberpedia.com/dinos.htm or on Yahoo's directory.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation still has a companion site to the series "Walking With Dinosaurs": http://www.abc.net.au/dinosaurs/meet_the_dinos/default.htm

There are many good scientific journals online, but you have to be patient and persistent to find one with free articles. You'll have to be pretty diligent about it, but eventually I expect something to turn up.

The Boston Museum's Cliff, according to the website, is 23 feet long (medium size for a Triceratops), but the height is not stated. The museum's site for Cliff is here: http://www.mos.org/exhibits_shows/current_exhibits&d=2905

I personally intend to make a visit there this July, so I might be able to measure it or find more information. In the meantime, I suggest asking the museum's website.

Hope this helps!

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