Amargasaurus vs Kentrosaurus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Amargasaurus and Kentrosaurus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
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| Property | Amargasaurus | Kentrosaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Amargasaurus cazaui | Kentrosaurus aethiopicus |
| Classification | Sauropoda | Stegosauria |
| Period | Cretaceous Early | Jurassic Late |
| Diet | Herbivore | Herbivore |
| Length | 10.0 m | 4.5 m |
| Height | 2.5 m | 1.5 m |
| Weight | 2.6 t | 700 kg |
| Discovery Year | 1991 | 1915 |
| Discovery Location | La Amarga Formation, Argentina | Tendaguru Formation, Tanzania |
| Named By | Leonardo Salgado & Jose Bonaparte | Edwin Hennig |
Size Comparison
about as long as 2 cars end-to-end
roughly the length of a large SUV
Weight Comparison
comparable to 2.6 small cars
about 10 adult humans
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Amargasaurus
HerbivoreAmargasaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Kentrosaurus
HerbivoreKentrosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Classification Comparison
Amargasaurus
Kentrosaurus
Did You Know?
Amargasaurus was about 2.2x longer than Kentrosaurus.
Amargasaurus weighed roughly 4x more than Kentrosaurus.
Both Amargasaurus and Kentrosaurus were herbivores.
Amargasaurus lived during the Cretaceous Early while Kentrosaurus lived during the Jurassic Late, separated by roughly 61 million years.
Kentrosaurus was discovered 76 years earlier, in 1915.
Amargasaurus belonged to Sauropoda while Kentrosaurus belonged to Stegosauria.
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