Corythosaurus vs Spinosaurus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Corythosaurus and Spinosaurus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
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| Property | Corythosaurus | Spinosaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Corythosaurus casuarius | Spinosaurus aegyptiacus |
| Classification | Hadrosauridae | Spinosauridae |
| Period | Cretaceous Late | Cretaceous Early |
| Diet | Herbivore | Piscivore |
| Length | 9.0 m | 15.0 m |
| Height | 2.7 m | 5.2 m |
| Weight | 3.8 t | 7.4 t |
| Discovery Year | 1914 | 1912 |
| Discovery Location | Red Deer River, Alberta, Canada | Bahariya Oasis, Egypt |
| Named By | Barnum Brown | Ernst Stromer |
Size Comparison
roughly the length of a large SUV
about as long as 3 cars end-to-end
Weight Comparison
comparable to 3.8 small cars
about the weight of 1.2 elephants
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Corythosaurus
HerbivoreCorythosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Spinosaurus
PiscivoreSpinosaurus was a fish-eater, specialized in catching aquatic prey.
Classification Comparison
Corythosaurus
Spinosaurus
Did You Know?
Spinosaurus was about 1.7x longer than Corythosaurus.
Corythosaurus was a herbivore while Spinosaurus was a piscivore.
Corythosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late while Spinosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Early, separated by roughly 79 million years.
Spinosaurus was discovered 2 years earlier, in 1912.
Corythosaurus belonged to Hadrosauridae while Spinosaurus belonged to Spinosauridae.
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