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You may have seen the post of this same picture(but slightly different) that I posted before, except I edited it. I made a slight miscalculation, I admit. Based on the average hight of a story, I made Sauroposeidon at least two stories too tall. This has been rectified.--
In the contest for biggest living thing, many science-fiction writers are eager to put Earth-life to shame. And in their haste, they often fail to do their homework...
In the documentary "Alien Planet"(WATCH HERE: [link]), the Horus Probe Isaac Newton(a.k.a. Ike) runs into the largest known creatures on Darwin IV while crossing the Amoebic Sea. As his camera's first focus on the beastie(Which, for the record, is massive), the narrator takes the liberty to state this: "It's the biggest lifeform ever encountered; anywhere."
...Naturally, being a scientist, and being highly into paleontology(And a little biased towards dinosaurs ), I HAD to figure this out. The Sea-Strider(Pictured here as the darkest non-human being) was stated to be 7-stories high. So, I looked up a dozen references to 7-story building with humans beside them and came up with an average size comparison. Then, I looked up a dozen size references for Amphicoelias(DISCLAIMER: Amphicoelias is known by only a few bones as far as I know, and isn't a verified Sauropod), Sauroposeidon, and Blue Whales.
Then I placed them all together in this simulation to see if the claim of "largest lifeform" held up...
As you can see, it didn't. The Blue Whale is at least very close to the Sea Strider's mass, if not equal. Therefore, the Amphicoelias, whose mass is even more, is evidently far more massive than the Sea-Strider. And I had made it too small in the original picture, so this fact is still true, to an even greater extent.
But, in case they they meant in height, I decided to be generous and verify Sauroposeidon's height, after deviant stated that the Strider was still bigger. As I said, several size references. I discovered that I had made the Saurposeidon too tall. So, while it is exceeded in mass by the Amphicoelias, and possibly the Blue Whale, it is the tallest known life-form ever to dwell in the human imagination. Thank you for saving the docufiction for me
I added a human silhouette and a Horus Probe for scale.
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Comments: 62
buried-legacy In reply to ??? [2018-12-23 16:52:45 +0000 UTC]
Truly a giant amongst the giant'sΒ
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Valeriolete [2015-10-05 14:35:14 +0000 UTC]
Being larger doesn't mean being more massive. Blue whales can reach 200 tonnes, while biggest Amphicoelias fragillimus mass estimative is around 122 tones. The sauropods have hollow bones and a lot of air sacs to make them light, while whales need some weight to submerge. Giving that Darwin's IV gravity is smaller than Earth's. I think Emperor Sea Strider could probably be much denser than terrestrial organisms, weighting more than 200 tonnes. Which would make it the "largest" organism, if by larger you mean the heavier (which is what biologists usually mean by largest).
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human-groveback [2013-11-29 01:44:50 +0000 UTC]
I just calculated. Also, I'm going by the proportions the Emperor Sea Strider was given in the book: It's 190 meters (623.36 feet) tall.
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buried-legacy In reply to human-groveback [2018-12-23 16:53:39 +0000 UTC]
Truly a massive creature if ever there was one
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human-groveback In reply to buried-legacy [2018-12-24 00:52:32 +0000 UTC]
I re-rolled. It's actually 623.359580052493356561171822249889373779296875 feet.
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buried-legacy In reply to human-groveback [2018-12-24 01:09:16 +0000 UTC]
Still plenty big
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buried-legacy In reply to human-groveback [2018-12-24 02:04:57 +0000 UTC]
Yeah. Hehehe. My bad
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buried-legacy In reply to human-groveback [2018-12-24 13:18:22 +0000 UTC]
Sorry I have a habit of saying that. Especially if I thanked I ticked someone off. My badΒ
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buried-legacy In reply to human-groveback [2018-12-25 22:31:29 +0000 UTC]
Glad to hear. Also merry christmas
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human-groveback In reply to buried-legacy [2018-12-25 22:34:25 +0000 UTC]
Scary Solstice to you too. May the unspeakable yellow king not ruin the rest of your day.
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buried-legacy In reply to human-groveback [2018-12-25 23:45:45 +0000 UTC]
Thank. And nicely done. You really got me smiling alrightπ
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human-groveback In reply to buried-legacy [2018-12-25 23:56:53 +0000 UTC]
Oh, you know of that particular individual?
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buried-legacy In reply to human-groveback [2018-12-26 00:24:19 +0000 UTC]
No but i think he sounds familiar.
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human-groveback In reply to buried-legacy [2018-12-26 00:28:39 +0000 UTC]
Hastur? Oh crap, I said his name.
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buried-legacy In reply to human-groveback [2018-12-26 00:36:51 +0000 UTC]
Oh the hp lovecraft creature.
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human-groveback In reply to buried-legacy [2018-12-26 01:13:50 +0000 UTC]
Lovecraft was right.
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human-groveback In reply to buried-legacy [2018-12-26 02:25:35 +0000 UTC]
I should know, my ex was half-shoggoth.
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IProBerserker [2013-08-13 23:41:38 +0000 UTC]
The emperor sea strider is actually bigger and taller in the original book, reaching up to 200 stories.
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PeteriDish [2013-01-10 19:48:58 +0000 UTC]
if you want a tall alien, look at this: [link]
XD
P.S. Amphicoelias... I don't think it existed. AFAIK, the only "remains" that are aviable is a supposedly 1:1 drawing of one bone. When we find another bone that suggests a 60 m sauropod, I will accept it as real, but until then it is just a speculation in my eyes. but if there is more to know already, feel free to enlighten me if you feel like it XD
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Scinlao In reply to PeteriDish [2013-01-11 16:22:47 +0000 UTC]
Wow! That is tall!
That is true. But while there's little evidence for the creature I would really like it to exist I see no reason for it not to, so to me, why not. But I appreciate your opinion
Thanks for stopping by!
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WoundedGazelle1234 In reply to Scinlao [2013-11-16 07:31:50 +0000 UTC]
high gravity+dense atmosphere=awesome aliens.
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Scinlao In reply to WoundedGazelle1234 [2013-11-16 15:38:04 +0000 UTC]
Very, very true
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WoundedGazelle1234 In reply to Scinlao [2013-11-17 07:59:54 +0000 UTC]
oops i meant low gravity.
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PeteriDish In reply to Scinlao [2013-01-11 17:59:19 +0000 UTC]
yes it is! would it be possible to include it in some next update of this chart? I'd like to see the two alien striders in comparison I too think it would be cool if amphicoelias (or anything else of comparable size that still may be waiting to be discovered) actually existed, it would kick ass
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PeteriDish In reply to Scinlao [2013-01-11 16:33:54 +0000 UTC]
well no problem just between you and me, It would be the most ass-kicking animal in existence if the drawing is legitimate.
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Scinlao In reply to PeteriDish [2013-01-11 21:02:00 +0000 UTC]
It really would be wouldn't it XD It'd be an incredible sight.
If I update it again, sure! I could just put a sea-strider and the strider in a comparison picture if you'd like
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PeteriDish In reply to Scinlao [2013-01-11 21:10:45 +0000 UTC]
wow you'd do a request piece? that's awesome!
but I'm afraid I can't offer much in return =/
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Scinlao In reply to PeteriDish [2013-01-11 21:13:15 +0000 UTC]
I don't expect anything in return x) It's so easy I could do it in a few minutes. But I can think of something if you really want.
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PeteriDish In reply to Scinlao [2013-01-11 21:17:21 +0000 UTC]
if you think of something, let me know
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Scinlao In reply to PeteriDish [2013-01-11 21:20:12 +0000 UTC]
So you want me to make the strider pic then? lol
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PeteriDish In reply to Scinlao [2013-01-11 21:21:33 +0000 UTC]
well I am not pushing you
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Scinlao In reply to PeteriDish [2013-01-11 21:27:45 +0000 UTC]
The only thing that'll get in my way is that Im really anjoying to your deviations lol
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PeteriDish In reply to Scinlao [2013-01-11 21:39:19 +0000 UTC]
that's great to hear, i am actually looking through your gallery right now
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PeteriDish In reply to Scinlao [2013-01-11 22:03:20 +0000 UTC]
I really like how you took the quotes as a basis for the beasts, they do look very imaginative!
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Scinlao In reply to PeteriDish [2013-01-11 22:05:43 +0000 UTC]
Did you mean to post that comment on this pic? O.o
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PeteriDish In reply to Scinlao [2013-01-11 22:07:47 +0000 UTC]
nope sorry, I probably mixed the replies XD sorry XD
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