Anchiornis vs Corythosaurus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Anchiornis and Corythosaurus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Property | Anchiornis | Corythosaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Anchiornis huxleyi | Corythosaurus casuarius |
| Classification | Theropoda | Hadrosauridae |
| Period | Jurassic Late | Cretaceous Late |
| Diet | Insectivore | Herbivore |
| Length | 0.4 m | 9.0 m |
| Height | 0.2 m | 2.7 m |
| Weight | 0 kg | 3.8 t |
| Discovery Year | 2009 | 1914 |
| Discovery Location | Tiaojishan Formation, China | Red Deer River, Alberta, Canada |
| Named By | Xu Xing et al. | Barnum Brown |
Size Comparison
smaller than a human child
roughly the length of a large SUV
Weight Comparison
lighter than a human adult
comparable to 3.8 small cars
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Anchiornis
InsectivoreAnchiornis primarily fed on insects and other small invertebrates.
Corythosaurus
HerbivoreCorythosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Classification Comparison
Anchiornis
Corythosaurus
Did You Know?
Corythosaurus was about 22.5x longer than Anchiornis.
Corythosaurus weighed roughly 38000x more than Anchiornis.
Anchiornis was a insectivore while Corythosaurus was a herbivore.
Anchiornis lived during the Jurassic Late while Corythosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late, separated by roughly 44 million years.
Corythosaurus was discovered 95 years earlier, in 1914.
Anchiornis belonged to Theropoda while Corythosaurus belonged to Hadrosauridae.