Corythosaurus vs Diplodocus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Corythosaurus and Diplodocus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
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| Property | Corythosaurus | Diplodocus |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Corythosaurus casuarius | Diplodocus longus |
| Classification | Hadrosauridae | Sauropoda |
| Period | Cretaceous Late | Jurassic Late |
| Diet | Herbivore | Herbivore |
| Length | 9.0 m | 25.0 m |
| Height | 2.7 m | 5.0 m |
| Weight | 3.8 t | 14.0 t |
| Discovery Year | 1914 | 1878 |
| Discovery Location | Red Deer River, Alberta, Canada | Canon City, Colorado, USA |
| Named By | Barnum Brown | Othniel Charles Marsh |
Size Comparison
roughly the length of a large SUV
about as long as 5 cars end-to-end
Weight Comparison
comparable to 3.8 small cars
about the weight of 2.3 elephants
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Corythosaurus
HerbivoreCorythosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Diplodocus
HerbivoreDiplodocus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Classification Comparison
Corythosaurus
Diplodocus
Did You Know?
Diplodocus was about 2.8x longer than Corythosaurus.
Diplodocus weighed roughly 4x more than Corythosaurus.
Both Corythosaurus and Diplodocus were herbivores.
Corythosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late while Diplodocus lived during the Jurassic Late, separated by roughly 96 million years.
Diplodocus was discovered 36 years earlier, in 1878.
Corythosaurus belonged to Hadrosauridae while Diplodocus belonged to Sauropoda.
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