Creature size - how big?

[amethal]

Are there any guidelines for what size category a creature falls into based on its physical dimensions?

For example, the Dire Crocodile entry in the Bestiary describes it as a gargantuan animal but doesn't give any details as to how long it actually is. (A large crocodile is fourteen feet long.)

Or is it just as simple as saying that it takes up a 20 foot space, so is likely to be 20-ish feet long, adjusted as desired based on its general body shape?

[bigkilla]

Not really in any Pathfinder books, but there is This

[Mosaic]

bigkilla wrote:

Not really in any Pathfinder books, but there is This

That's handy.

Not sure of a reference, but I believe the next size up after Colossal is Titantic - 50 x 50.

[thenobledrake]

Mosaic wrote:

bigkilla wrote:

Not really in any Pathfinder books, but there is This

That's handy.

Not sure of a reference, but I believe the next size up after Colossal is Titantic - 50 x 50.

In 3.5 the next step up after Colossal was just (a series of) Colossal+, which allowed for whatever size of thing you felt like - from 50 x 50 to is an entire planet.

[Starglim]

bigkilla wrote:

Not really in any Pathfinder books, but there is This

edit: That appears to be the table from the D&D 3.0 SRD. I agree, very useful.