Dilophosaurus vs Giganotosaurus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Dilophosaurus and Giganotosaurus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
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| Property | Dilophosaurus | Giganotosaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Dilophosaurus wetherilli | Giganotosaurus carolinii |
| Classification | Theropoda | Theropoda |
| Period | Jurassic Early | Cretaceous Late |
| Diet | Carnivore | Carnivore |
| Length | 7.0 m | 12.5 m |
| Height | 2.0 m | 3.7 m |
| Weight | 400 kg | 6.8 t |
| Discovery Year | 1954 | 1993 |
| Discovery Location | Tuba City, Arizona, USA | Patagonia, Argentina |
| Named By | Samuel P. Welles | Rodolfo Coria & Leonardo Salgado |
Size Comparison
roughly the length of a large SUV
about as long as 2 cars end-to-end
Weight Comparison
about 6 adult humans
about the weight of 1.1 elephants
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Dilophosaurus
CarnivoreDilophosaurus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Giganotosaurus
CarnivoreGiganotosaurus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Classification Comparison
Dilophosaurus
Giganotosaurus
Both dinosaurs share a common ancestor within the Theropoda clade.
Did You Know?
Giganotosaurus was about 1.8x longer than Dilophosaurus.
Giganotosaurus weighed roughly 17x more than Dilophosaurus.
Both Dilophosaurus and Giganotosaurus were carnivores.
Dilophosaurus lived during the Jurassic Early while Giganotosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late, separated by roughly 74 million years.
Dilophosaurus was discovered 39 years earlier, in 1954.
Both belong to the Theropoda clade, making them relatively close relatives.
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