Argentinosaurus vs Stegosaurus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Argentinosaurus and Stegosaurus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
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| Property | Argentinosaurus | Stegosaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Argentinosaurus huinculensis | Stegosaurus stenops |
| Classification | Sauropoda | Stegosauria |
| Period | Cretaceous Late | Jurassic Late |
| Diet | Herbivore | Herbivore |
| Length | 35.0 m | 9.0 m |
| Height | 12.0 m | 4.0 m |
| Weight | 70.0 t | 5.0 t |
| Discovery Year | 1993 | 1877 |
| Discovery Location | Neuquen Province, Argentina | Morrison, Colorado, USA |
| Named By | Jose Bonaparte & Rodolfo Coria | Othniel Charles Marsh |
Size Comparison
as long as 3 school buses
roughly the length of a large SUV
Weight Comparison
heavier than 12 African elephants
about the weight of 0.8 elephants
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Argentinosaurus
HerbivoreArgentinosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Stegosaurus
HerbivoreStegosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Classification Comparison
Argentinosaurus
Stegosaurus
Did You Know?
Argentinosaurus was about 3.9x longer than Stegosaurus.
Argentinosaurus weighed roughly 14x more than Stegosaurus.
Both Argentinosaurus and Stegosaurus were herbivores.
Argentinosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late while Stegosaurus lived during the Jurassic Late, separated by roughly 96 million years.
Stegosaurus was discovered 116 years earlier, in 1877.
Argentinosaurus belonged to Sauropoda while Stegosaurus belonged to Stegosauria.
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