Carcharodontosaurus vs Herrerasaurus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Carcharodontosaurus and Herrerasaurus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Property | Carcharodontosaurus | Herrerasaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Carcharodontosaurus saharicus | Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis |
| Classification | Theropoda | Saurischia |
| Period | Cretaceous Early | Triassic Late |
| Diet | Carnivore | Carnivore |
| Length | 12.0 m | 6.0 m |
| Height | 3.6 m | 1.5 m |
| Weight | 6.2 t | 350 kg |
| Discovery Year | 1931 | 1963 |
| Discovery Location | Kem Kem Beds, Morocco | Ischigualasto Formation, Argentina |
| Named By | Ernst Stromer | Osvaldo Reig |
Size Comparison
about as long as 2 cars end-to-end
roughly the length of a large SUV
Weight Comparison
about the weight of 1.0 elephants
about 5 adult humans
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Carcharodontosaurus
CarnivoreCarcharodontosaurus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Herrerasaurus
CarnivoreHerrerasaurus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Classification Comparison
Carcharodontosaurus
Herrerasaurus
Group: Saurischia
(Lizard-hipped dinosaurs)
Did You Know?
Carcharodontosaurus was about 2.0x longer than Herrerasaurus.
Carcharodontosaurus weighed roughly 18x more than Herrerasaurus.
Both Carcharodontosaurus and Herrerasaurus were carnivores.
Carcharodontosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Early while Herrerasaurus lived during the Triassic Late, separated by roughly 136 million years.
Carcharodontosaurus was discovered 32 years earlier, in 1931.
Carcharodontosaurus belonged to Theropoda while Herrerasaurus belonged to Saurischia.
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