Deinonychus vs Dilophosaurus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Deinonychus and Dilophosaurus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
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| Property | Deinonychus | Dilophosaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Deinonychus antirrhopus | Dilophosaurus wetherilli |
| Classification | Dromaeosauridae | Theropoda |
| Period | Cretaceous Early | Jurassic Early |
| Diet | Carnivore | Carnivore |
| Length | 3.4 m | 7.0 m |
| Height | 0.9 m | 2.0 m |
| Weight | 73 kg | 400 kg |
| Discovery Year | 1969 | 1954 |
| Discovery Location | Montana, USA | Tuba City, Arizona, USA |
| Named By | John Ostrom | Samuel P. Welles |
Size Comparison
about the size of a human adult
roughly the length of a large SUV
Weight Comparison
about 1 adult humans
about 6 adult humans
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Deinonychus
CarnivoreDeinonychus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Dilophosaurus
CarnivoreDilophosaurus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Classification Comparison
Deinonychus
Dilophosaurus
Did You Know?
Dilophosaurus was about 2.1x longer than Deinonychus.
Dilophosaurus weighed roughly 5x more than Deinonychus.
Both Deinonychus and Dilophosaurus were carnivores.
Deinonychus lived during the Cretaceous Early while Dilophosaurus lived during the Jurassic Early, separated by roughly 101 million years.
Dilophosaurus was discovered 15 years earlier, in 1954.
Deinonychus belonged to Dromaeosauridae while Dilophosaurus belonged to Theropoda.
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