Coelophysis vs Dilophosaurus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Coelophysis and Dilophosaurus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| الخاصية | Coelophysis | Dilophosaurus |
|---|---|---|
| الاسم العلمي | Coelophysis bauri | Dilophosaurus wetherilli |
| التصنيف | Theropoda | Theropoda |
| الحقبة | Triassic Late | Jurassic Early |
| النظام الغذائي | Carnivore | Carnivore |
| الطول | 3.0 m | 7.0 m |
| Height | 1.0 m | 2.0 m |
| الوزن | 20 kg | 400 kg |
| سنة الاكتشاف | 1889 | 1954 |
| موقع الاكتشاف | Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, USA | Tuba City, Arizona, USA |
| سُمي بواسطة | Edward Drinker Cope | Samuel P. Welles |
Size Comparison
about the size of a human adult
roughly the length of a large SUV
Weight Comparison
lighter than a human adult
about 6 adult humans
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Coelophysis
CarnivoreCoelophysis was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Dilophosaurus
CarnivoreDilophosaurus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Classification Comparison
Coelophysis
Dilophosaurus
Both dinosaurs share a common ancestor within the Theropoda clade.
الاختلافات الرئيسية
- Dilophosaurus (7 m, ~400 kg) was much larger than Coelophysis (3 m, ~20 kg).
- Dilophosaurus had two distinctive parallel bony crests on its skull; Coelophysis had a plain, slender skull.
- Both lived in the Early Jurassic–Late Triassic of North America and were among the earliest large theropods.
- Dilophosaurus had a notch in its upper jaw (kinked jaw) of uncertain function; Coelophysis had a uniform, unkinked jaw.
- Jurassic Park depicted Dilophosaurus as spitting venom — there is no fossil evidence for this ability.
Did You Know?
Dilophosaurus was about 2.3x longer than Coelophysis.
Dilophosaurus weighed roughly 20x more than Coelophysis.
Both Coelophysis and Dilophosaurus were carnivores.
Coelophysis lived during the Triassic Late while Dilophosaurus lived during the Jurassic Early, separated by roughly 0 million years.
Coelophysis was discovered 65 years earlier, in 1889.
Both belong to the Theropoda clade, making them relatively close relatives.
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