Corythosaurus vs Therizinosaurus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Corythosaurus and Therizinosaurus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
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| Property | Corythosaurus | Therizinosaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Corythosaurus casuarius | Therizinosaurus cheloniformis |
| Classification | Hadrosauridae | Theropoda |
| Period | Cretaceous Late | Cretaceous Late |
| Diet | Herbivore | Herbivore |
| Length | 9.0 m | 10.0 m |
| Height | 2.7 m | 4.0 m |
| Weight | 3.8 t | 5.0 t |
| Discovery Year | 1914 | 1954 |
| Discovery Location | Red Deer River, Alberta, Canada | Nemegt Formation, Mongolia |
| Named By | Barnum Brown | Evgeny Maleev |
Size Comparison
roughly the length of a large SUV
about as long as 2 cars end-to-end
Weight Comparison
comparable to 3.8 small cars
about the weight of 0.8 elephants
Timeline Comparison
Corythosaurus and Therizinosaurus both lived during the Cretaceous Late period and may have shared the same habitats.
Diet Comparison
Corythosaurus
HerbivoreCorythosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Therizinosaurus
HerbivoreTherizinosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Classification Comparison
Corythosaurus
Therizinosaurus
Did You Know?
Both Corythosaurus and Therizinosaurus were herbivores.
Both dinosaurs lived during the Cretaceous Late period and may have coexisted.
Corythosaurus was discovered 40 years earlier, in 1914.
Corythosaurus belonged to Hadrosauridae while Therizinosaurus belonged to Theropoda.
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