Brachiosaurus vs Kentrosaurus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Brachiosaurus and Kentrosaurus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
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| Property | Brachiosaurus | Kentrosaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Brachiosaurus altithorax | Kentrosaurus aethiopicus |
| Classification | Sauropoda | Stegosauria |
| Period | Jurassic Late | Jurassic Late |
| Diet | Herbivore | Herbivore |
| Length | 26.0 m | 4.5 m |
| Height | 13.0 m | 1.5 m |
| Weight | 56.0 t | 700 kg |
| Discovery Year | 1903 | 1915 |
| Discovery Location | Grand River Valley, Colorado, USA | Tendaguru Formation, Tanzania |
| Named By | Elmer S. Riggs | Edwin Hennig |
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
about 10 adult humans
Timeline Comparison
Brachiosaurus and Kentrosaurus both lived during the Jurassic Late period and may have shared the same habitats.
Diet Comparison
Brachiosaurus
HerbivoreBrachiosaurus 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
Brachiosaurus
Kentrosaurus
Did You Know?
Brachiosaurus was about 5.8x longer than Kentrosaurus.
Brachiosaurus weighed roughly 80x more than Kentrosaurus.
Both Brachiosaurus and Kentrosaurus were herbivores.
Both dinosaurs lived during the Jurassic Late period and may have coexisted.
Brachiosaurus was discovered 12 years earlier, in 1903.
Brachiosaurus belonged to Sauropoda while Kentrosaurus belonged to Stegosauria.
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