Dilophosaurus vs Suchomimus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Dilophosaurus and Suchomimus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| الخاصية | Dilophosaurus | Suchomimus |
|---|---|---|
| الاسم العلمي | Dilophosaurus wetherilli | Suchomimus tenerensis |
| التصنيف | Theropoda | Spinosauridae |
| الحقبة | Jurassic Early | Cretaceous Early |
| النظام الغذائي | Carnivore | Piscivore |
| الطول | 7.0 m | 11.0 m |
| Height | 2.0 m | 3.6 m |
| الوزن | 400 kg | 5.2 t |
| سنة الاكتشاف | 1954 | 1998 |
| موقع الاكتشاف | Tuba City, Arizona, USA | Elrhaz Formation, Niger |
| سُمي بواسطة | Samuel P. Welles | Paul Sereno et al. |
Size Comparison
roughly the length of a large SUV
about as long as 2 cars end-to-end
Weight Comparison
about 6 adult humans
about the weight of 0.9 elephants
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Dilophosaurus
CarnivoreDilophosaurus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Suchomimus
PiscivoreSuchomimus was a fish-eater, specialized in catching aquatic prey.
Classification Comparison
Dilophosaurus
Suchomimus
Did You Know?
Suchomimus was about 1.6x longer than Dilophosaurus.
Suchomimus weighed roughly 13x more than Dilophosaurus.
Dilophosaurus was a carnivore while Suchomimus was a piscivore.
Dilophosaurus lived during the Jurassic Early while Suchomimus lived during the Cretaceous Early, separated by roughly 30 million years.
Dilophosaurus was discovered 44 years earlier, in 1954.
Dilophosaurus belonged to Theropoda while Suchomimus belonged to Spinosauridae.
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