Carcharodontosaurus vs Dracorex
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Carcharodontosaurus and Dracorex, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
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| Property | Carcharodontosaurus | Dracorex |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Carcharodontosaurus saharicus | Dracorex hogwartsia |
| Classification | Theropoda | Pachycephalosauria |
| Period | Cretaceous Early | Cretaceous Late |
| Diet | Carnivore | Herbivore |
| Length | 12.0 m | 3.0 m |
| Height | 3.6 m | 1.2 m |
| Weight | 6.2 t | 200 kg |
| Discovery Year | 1931 | 2006 |
| Discovery Location | Kem Kem Beds, Morocco | Hell Creek Formation, South Dakota, USA |
| Named By | Ernst Stromer | Robert Bakker et al. |
Size Comparison
about as long as 2 cars end-to-end
about the size of a human adult
Weight Comparison
about the weight of 1.0 elephants
about 3 adult humans
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Carcharodontosaurus
CarnivoreCarcharodontosaurus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Dracorex
HerbivoreDracorex was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Classification Comparison
Carcharodontosaurus
Dracorex
Did You Know?
Carcharodontosaurus was about 4.0x longer than Dracorex.
Carcharodontosaurus weighed roughly 31x more than Dracorex.
Carcharodontosaurus was a carnivore while Dracorex was a herbivore.
Carcharodontosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Early while Dracorex lived during the Cretaceous Late, separated by roughly 0 million years.
Carcharodontosaurus was discovered 75 years earlier, in 1931.
Carcharodontosaurus belonged to Theropoda while Dracorex belonged to Pachycephalosauria.
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