Cryolophosaurus vs Ornithomimus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Cryolophosaurus and Ornithomimus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
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| Property | Cryolophosaurus | Ornithomimus |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Cryolophosaurus ellioti | Ornithomimus edmontonicus |
| Classification | Theropoda | Ornithomimosauria |
| Period | Jurassic Early | Cretaceous Late |
| Diet | Carnivore | Omnivore |
| Length | 6.5 m | 3.8 m |
| Height | 2.0 m | 1.4 m |
| Weight | 465 kg | 170 kg |
| Discovery Year | 1994 | 1890 |
| Discovery Location | Mount Kirkpatrick, Antarctica | Alberta, Canada |
| Named By | William Hammer & William Hickerson | Othniel Charles Marsh |
Size Comparison
roughly the length of a large SUV
about the size of a human adult
Weight Comparison
about 7 adult humans
about 2 adult humans
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Cryolophosaurus
CarnivoreCryolophosaurus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Ornithomimus
OmnivoreOrnithomimus had an omnivorous diet, consuming both plants and small animals.
Classification Comparison
Cryolophosaurus
Ornithomimus
Did You Know?
Cryolophosaurus was about 1.7x longer than Ornithomimus.
Cryolophosaurus weighed roughly 3x more than Ornithomimus.
Cryolophosaurus was a carnivore while Ornithomimus was a omnivore.
Cryolophosaurus lived during the Jurassic Early while Ornithomimus lived during the Cretaceous Late, separated by roughly 74 million years.
Ornithomimus was discovered 104 years earlier, in 1890.
Cryolophosaurus belonged to Theropoda while Ornithomimus belonged to Ornithomimosauria.
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