Anchiornis vs Deinonychus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Anchiornis and Deinonychus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Property | Anchiornis | Deinonychus |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Anchiornis huxleyi | Deinonychus antirrhopus |
| Classification | Theropoda | Dromaeosauridae |
| Period | Jurassic Late | Cretaceous Early |
| Diet | Insectivore | Carnivore |
| Length | 0.4 m | 3.4 m |
| Height | 0.2 m | 0.9 m |
| Weight | 0 kg | 73 kg |
| Discovery Year | 2009 | 1969 |
| Discovery Location | Tiaojishan Formation, China | Montana, USA |
| Named By | Xu Xing et al. | John Ostrom |
Size Comparison
smaller than a human child
about the size of a human adult
Weight Comparison
lighter than a human adult
about 1 adult humans
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Anchiornis
InsectivoreAnchiornis primarily fed on insects and other small invertebrates.
Deinonychus
CarnivoreDeinonychus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Classification Comparison
Anchiornis
Deinonychus
Did You Know?
Deinonychus was about 8.5x longer than Anchiornis.
Deinonychus weighed roughly 730x more than Anchiornis.
Anchiornis was a insectivore while Deinonychus was a carnivore.
Anchiornis lived during the Jurassic Late while Deinonychus lived during the Cretaceous Early, separated by roughly 0 million years.
Deinonychus was discovered 40 years earlier, in 1969.
Anchiornis belonged to Theropoda while Deinonychus belonged to Dromaeosauridae.