Coelophysis vs Yutyrannus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Coelophysis and Yutyrannus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
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| Property | Coelophysis | Yutyrannus |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Coelophysis bauri | Yutyrannus huali |
| Classification | Theropoda | Tyrannosauridae |
| Period | Triassic Late | Cretaceous Early |
| Diet | Carnivore | Carnivore |
| Length | 3.0 m | 9.0 m |
| Height | 1.0 m | 3.0 m |
| Weight | 20 kg | 1.4 t |
| Discovery Year | 1889 | 2012 |
| Discovery Location | Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, USA | Liaoning Province, China |
| Named By | Edward Drinker Cope | Xu Xing et al. |
Size Comparison
about the size of a human adult
roughly the length of a large SUV
Weight Comparison
lighter than a human adult
comparable to 1.4 small cars
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Coelophysis
CarnivoreCoelophysis was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Yutyrannus
CarnivoreYutyrannus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Classification Comparison
Coelophysis
Yutyrannus
Did You Know?
Yutyrannus was about 3.0x longer than Coelophysis.
Yutyrannus weighed roughly 71x more than Coelophysis.
Both Coelophysis and Yutyrannus were carnivores.
Coelophysis lived during the Triassic Late while Yutyrannus lived during the Cretaceous Early, separated by roughly 56 million years.
Coelophysis was discovered 123 years earlier, in 1889.
Coelophysis belonged to Theropoda while Yutyrannus belonged to Tyrannosauridae.
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