Carcharodontosaurus vs Kentrosaurus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Carcharodontosaurus and Kentrosaurus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
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| Property | Carcharodontosaurus | Kentrosaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Carcharodontosaurus saharicus | Kentrosaurus aethiopicus |
| Classification | Theropoda | Stegosauria |
| Period | Cretaceous Early | Jurassic Late |
| Diet | Carnivore | Herbivore |
| Length | 12.0 m | 4.5 m |
| Height | 3.6 m | 1.5 m |
| Weight | 6.2 t | 700 kg |
| Discovery Year | 1931 | 1915 |
| Discovery Location | Kem Kem Beds, Morocco | Tendaguru Formation, Tanzania |
| Named By | Ernst Stromer | Edwin Hennig |
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 10 adult humans
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Carcharodontosaurus
CarnivoreCarcharodontosaurus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Kentrosaurus
HerbivoreKentrosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Classification Comparison
Carcharodontosaurus
Kentrosaurus
Did You Know?
Carcharodontosaurus was about 2.7x longer than Kentrosaurus.
Carcharodontosaurus weighed roughly 9x more than Kentrosaurus.
Carcharodontosaurus was a carnivore while Kentrosaurus was a herbivore.
Carcharodontosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Early while Kentrosaurus lived during the Jurassic Late, separated by roughly 61 million years.
Kentrosaurus was discovered 16 years earlier, in 1915.
Carcharodontosaurus belonged to Theropoda while Kentrosaurus belonged to Stegosauria.
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