Brachiosaurus vs Corythosaurus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Brachiosaurus and Corythosaurus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Property | Brachiosaurus | Corythosaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Brachiosaurus altithorax | Corythosaurus casuarius |
| Classification | Sauropoda | Hadrosauridae |
| Period | Jurassic Late | Cretaceous Late |
| Diet | Herbivore | Herbivore |
| Length | 26.0 m | 9.0 m |
| Height | 13.0 m | 2.7 m |
| Weight | 56.0 t | 3.8 t |
| Discovery Year | 1903 | 1914 |
| Discovery Location | Grand River Valley, Colorado, USA | Red Deer River, Alberta, Canada |
| Named By | Elmer S. Riggs | Barnum Brown |
Size Comparison
about as long as 5 cars end-to-end
roughly the length of a large SUV
Weight Comparison
heavier than 9 African elephants
comparable to 3.8 small cars
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Brachiosaurus
HerbivoreBrachiosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Corythosaurus
HerbivoreCorythosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Classification Comparison
Brachiosaurus
Corythosaurus
Did You Know?
Brachiosaurus was about 2.9x longer than Corythosaurus.
Brachiosaurus weighed roughly 15x more than Corythosaurus.
Both Brachiosaurus and Corythosaurus were herbivores.
Brachiosaurus lived during the Jurassic Late while Corythosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late, separated by roughly 44 million years.
Brachiosaurus was discovered 11 years earlier, in 1903.
Brachiosaurus belonged to Sauropoda while Corythosaurus belonged to Hadrosauridae.
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