Deinonychus vs Plateosaurus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Deinonychus and Plateosaurus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
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| Property | Deinonychus | Plateosaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Deinonychus antirrhopus | Plateosaurus trossingensis |
| Classification | Dromaeosauridae | Sauropodomorpha |
| Period | Cretaceous Early | Triassic Late |
| Diet | Carnivore | Herbivore |
| Length | 3.4 m | 8.0 m |
| Height | 0.9 m | 2.5 m |
| Weight | 73 kg | 700 kg |
| Discovery Year | 1969 | 1837 |
| Discovery Location | Montana, USA | Trossingen, Germany |
| Named By | John Ostrom | Hermann von Meyer |
Size Comparison
about the size of a human adult
roughly the length of a large SUV
Weight Comparison
about 1 adult humans
about 10 adult humans
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Deinonychus
CarnivoreDeinonychus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Plateosaurus
HerbivorePlateosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Classification Comparison
Deinonychus
Plateosaurus
Did You Know?
Plateosaurus was about 2.4x longer than Deinonychus.
Plateosaurus weighed roughly 10x more than Deinonychus.
Deinonychus was a carnivore while Plateosaurus was a herbivore.
Deinonychus lived during the Cretaceous Early while Plateosaurus lived during the Triassic Late, separated by roughly 136 million years.
Plateosaurus was discovered 132 years earlier, in 1837.
Deinonychus belonged to Dromaeosauridae while Plateosaurus belonged to Sauropodomorpha.
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