Ankylosaurus vs Kentrosaurus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Ankylosaurus and Kentrosaurus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
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| Property | Ankylosaurus | Kentrosaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Ankylosaurus magniventris | Kentrosaurus aethiopicus |
| Classification | Ankylosauria | Stegosauria |
| Period | Cretaceous Late | Jurassic Late |
| Diet | Herbivore | Herbivore |
| Length | 10.0 m | 4.5 m |
| Height | 1.7 m | 1.5 m |
| Weight | 6.0 t | 700 kg |
| Discovery Year | 1908 | 1915 |
| Discovery Location | Hell Creek Formation, Montana, USA | Tendaguru Formation, Tanzania |
| Named By | Barnum Brown | Edwin Hennig |
Size Comparison
about as long as 2 cars end-to-end
roughly the length of a large SUV
Weight Comparison
about the weight of 1.0 elephants
about 10 adult humans
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Ankylosaurus
HerbivoreAnkylosaurus 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
Ankylosaurus
Kentrosaurus
Both dinosaurs share a common ancestor within the Thyreophora clade.
Did You Know?
Ankylosaurus was about 2.2x longer than Kentrosaurus.
Ankylosaurus weighed roughly 9x more than Kentrosaurus.
Both Ankylosaurus and Kentrosaurus were herbivores.
Ankylosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late while Kentrosaurus lived during the Jurassic Late, separated by roughly 96 million years.
Ankylosaurus was discovered 7 years earlier, in 1908.
Ankylosaurus belonged to Ankylosauria while Kentrosaurus belonged to Stegosauria.
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