Carcharodontosaurus vs Plateosaurus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Carcharodontosaurus and Plateosaurus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
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| Property | Carcharodontosaurus | Plateosaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Carcharodontosaurus saharicus | Plateosaurus trossingensis |
| Classification | Theropoda | Sauropodomorpha |
| Period | Cretaceous Early | Triassic Late |
| Diet | Carnivore | Herbivore |
| Length | 12.0 m | 8.0 m |
| Height | 3.6 m | 2.5 m |
| Weight | 6.2 t | 700 kg |
| Discovery Year | 1931 | 1837 |
| Discovery Location | Kem Kem Beds, Morocco | Trossingen, Germany |
| Named By | Ernst Stromer | Hermann von Meyer |
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.
Plateosaurus
HerbivorePlateosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Classification Comparison
Carcharodontosaurus
Plateosaurus
Both dinosaurs share a common ancestor within the Saurischia clade.
Did You Know?
Carcharodontosaurus weighed roughly 9x more than Plateosaurus.
Carcharodontosaurus was a carnivore while Plateosaurus was a herbivore.
Carcharodontosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Early while Plateosaurus lived during the Triassic Late, separated by roughly 136 million years.
Plateosaurus was discovered 94 years earlier, in 1837.
Carcharodontosaurus belonged to Theropoda while Plateosaurus belonged to Sauropodomorpha.
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