Dilophosaurus vs Tyrannosaurus Rex
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Dilophosaurus and Tyrannosaurus Rex, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
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| Property | Dilophosaurus | Tyrannosaurus Rex |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Dilophosaurus wetherilli | Tyrannosaurus rex |
| Classification | Theropoda | Tyrannosauridae |
| Period | Jurassic Early | Cretaceous Late |
| Diet | Carnivore | Carnivore |
| Length | 7.0 m | 12.3 m |
| Height | 2.0 m | 3.7 m |
| Weight | 400 kg | 8.4 t |
| Discovery Year | 1954 | 1905 |
| Discovery Location | Tuba City, Arizona, USA | Montana, USA |
| Named By | Samuel P. Welles | Henry Fairfield Osborn |
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 1.4 elephants
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Dilophosaurus
CarnivoreDilophosaurus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Tyrannosaurus Rex
CarnivoreTyrannosaurus Rex was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Classification Comparison
Dilophosaurus
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Did You Know?
Tyrannosaurus Rex was about 1.8x longer than Dilophosaurus.
Tyrannosaurus Rex weighed roughly 21x more than Dilophosaurus.
Both Dilophosaurus and Tyrannosaurus Rex were carnivores.
Dilophosaurus lived during the Jurassic Early while Tyrannosaurus Rex lived during the Cretaceous Late, separated by roughly 74 million years.
Tyrannosaurus Rex was discovered 49 years earlier, in 1905.
Dilophosaurus belonged to Theropoda while Tyrannosaurus Rex belonged to Tyrannosauridae.
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