Brachiosaurus vs Velociraptor

A detailed side-by-side comparison of Brachiosaurus and Velociraptor, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.

Side-by-Side Comparison

Property Brachiosaurus Velociraptor
Scientific Name Brachiosaurus altithorax Velociraptor mongoliensis
Classification Sauropoda Dromaeosauridae
Period Jurassic Late Cretaceous Late
Diet Herbivore Carnivore
Length 26.0 m 2.0 m
Height 13.0 m 0.5 m
Weight 56.0 t 15 kg
Discovery Year 1903 1924
Discovery Location Grand River Valley, Colorado, USA Gobi Desert, Mongolia
Named By Elmer S. Riggs Henry Fairfield Osborn

Size Comparison

Brachiosaurus 26.0 m

about as long as 5 cars end-to-end

Velociraptor 2.0 m

about the size of a human adult

Weight Comparison

Brachiosaurus 56.0 t

heavier than 9 African elephants

Velociraptor 15 kg

lighter than a human adult

Timeline Comparison

Brachiosaurus
161.5 Mya Jurassic Late (Mesozoic) 145.0 Mya
Velociraptor
100.5 Mya Cretaceous Late (Mesozoic) 66.0 Mya

Diet Comparison

Brachiosaurus

Herbivore

Brachiosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.

Velociraptor

Carnivore

Velociraptor was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.

Classification Comparison

Brachiosaurus

Clade: Sauropodomorpha

Group: Sauropoda

(Lizard feet)

Velociraptor

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Dromaeosauridae

(Raptors)

Did You Know?

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Brachiosaurus was about 13.0x longer than Velociraptor.

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Brachiosaurus weighed roughly 3733x more than Velociraptor.

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Brachiosaurus was a herbivore while Velociraptor was a carnivore.

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Brachiosaurus lived during the Jurassic Late while Velociraptor lived during the Cretaceous Late, separated by roughly 44 million years.

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Brachiosaurus was discovered 21 years earlier, in 1903.

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Brachiosaurus belonged to Sauropoda while Velociraptor belonged to Dromaeosauridae.

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Brachiosaurus altithorax

26.0m long, 13.0m tall, 56.0t · Jurassic Late

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2.0m long, 0.5m tall, 15.0kg · Cretaceous Late

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