Dilophosaurus vs Microraptor
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Dilophosaurus and Microraptor, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
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| Property | Dilophosaurus | Microraptor |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Dilophosaurus wetherilli | Microraptor gui |
| Classification | Theropoda | Dromaeosauridae |
| Period | Jurassic Early | Cretaceous Early |
| Diet | Carnivore | Carnivore |
| Length | 7.0 m | 0.8 m |
| Height | 2.0 m | 0.3 m |
| Weight | 400 kg | 1 kg |
| Discovery Year | 1954 | 2003 |
| Discovery Location | Tuba City, Arizona, USA | Liaoning Province, China |
| Named By | Samuel P. Welles | Xu Xing et al. |
Size Comparison
roughly the length of a large SUV
smaller than a human child
Weight Comparison
about 6 adult humans
lighter than a human adult
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Dilophosaurus
CarnivoreDilophosaurus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Microraptor
CarnivoreMicroraptor was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Classification Comparison
Dilophosaurus
Microraptor
Did You Know?
Dilophosaurus was about 8.8x longer than Microraptor.
Dilophosaurus weighed roughly 400x more than Microraptor.
Both Dilophosaurus and Microraptor were carnivores.
Dilophosaurus lived during the Jurassic Early while Microraptor lived during the Cretaceous Early, separated by roughly 30 million years.
Dilophosaurus was discovered 49 years earlier, in 1954.
Dilophosaurus belonged to Theropoda while Microraptor belonged to Dromaeosauridae.
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