Corythosaurus vs Herrerasaurus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Corythosaurus and Herrerasaurus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
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| Property | Corythosaurus | Herrerasaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Corythosaurus casuarius | Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis |
| Classification | Hadrosauridae | Saurischia |
| Period | Cretaceous Late | Triassic Late |
| Diet | Herbivore | Carnivore |
| Length | 9.0 m | 6.0 m |
| Height | 2.7 m | 1.5 m |
| Weight | 3.8 t | 350 kg |
| Discovery Year | 1914 | 1963 |
| Discovery Location | Red Deer River, Alberta, Canada | Ischigualasto Formation, Argentina |
| Named By | Barnum Brown | Osvaldo Reig |
Size Comparison
roughly the length of a large SUV
roughly the length of a large SUV
Weight Comparison
comparable to 3.8 small cars
about 5 adult humans
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Corythosaurus
HerbivoreCorythosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Herrerasaurus
CarnivoreHerrerasaurus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Classification Comparison
Corythosaurus
Herrerasaurus
Group: Saurischia
(Lizard-hipped dinosaurs)
Did You Know?
Corythosaurus weighed roughly 11x more than Herrerasaurus.
Corythosaurus was a herbivore while Herrerasaurus was a carnivore.
Corythosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late while Herrerasaurus lived during the Triassic Late, separated by roughly 171 million years.
Corythosaurus was discovered 49 years earlier, in 1914.
Corythosaurus belonged to Hadrosauridae while Herrerasaurus belonged to Saurischia.
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