Dilophosaurus vs Spinosaurus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Dilophosaurus and Spinosaurus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
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| Property | Dilophosaurus | Spinosaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Dilophosaurus wetherilli | Spinosaurus aegyptiacus |
| Classification | Theropoda | Spinosauridae |
| Period | Jurassic Early | Cretaceous Early |
| Diet | Carnivore | Piscivore |
| Length | 7.0 m | 15.0 m |
| Height | 2.0 m | 5.2 m |
| Weight | 400 kg | 7.4 t |
| Discovery Year | 1954 | 1912 |
| Discovery Location | Tuba City, Arizona, USA | Bahariya Oasis, Egypt |
| Named By | Samuel P. Welles | Ernst Stromer |
Size Comparison
roughly the length of a large SUV
about as long as 3 cars end-to-end
Weight Comparison
about 6 adult humans
about the weight of 1.2 elephants
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Dilophosaurus
CarnivoreDilophosaurus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Spinosaurus
PiscivoreSpinosaurus was a fish-eater, specialized in catching aquatic prey.
Classification Comparison
Dilophosaurus
Spinosaurus
Did You Know?
Spinosaurus was about 2.1x longer than Dilophosaurus.
Spinosaurus weighed roughly 18x more than Dilophosaurus.
Dilophosaurus was a carnivore while Spinosaurus was a piscivore.
Dilophosaurus lived during the Jurassic Early while Spinosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Early, separated by roughly 30 million years.
Spinosaurus was discovered 42 years earlier, in 1912.
Dilophosaurus belonged to Theropoda while Spinosaurus belonged to Spinosauridae.
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