Diplodocus vs Yutyrannus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Diplodocus and Yutyrannus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Property | Diplodocus | Yutyrannus |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Diplodocus longus | Yutyrannus huali |
| Classification | Sauropoda | Tyrannosauridae |
| Period | Jurassic Late | Cretaceous Early |
| Diet | Herbivore | Carnivore |
| Length | 25.0 m | 9.0 m |
| Height | 5.0 m | 3.0 m |
| Weight | 14.0 t | 1.4 t |
| Discovery Year | 1878 | 2012 |
| Discovery Location | Canon City, Colorado, USA | Liaoning Province, China |
| Named By | Othniel Charles Marsh | Xu Xing et al. |
Size Comparison
about as long as 5 cars end-to-end
roughly the length of a large SUV
Weight Comparison
about the weight of 2.3 elephants
comparable to 1.4 small cars
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Diplodocus
HerbivoreDiplodocus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Yutyrannus
CarnivoreYutyrannus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Classification Comparison
Diplodocus
Yutyrannus
Did You Know?
Diplodocus was about 2.8x longer than Yutyrannus.
Diplodocus weighed roughly 10x more than Yutyrannus.
Diplodocus was a herbivore while Yutyrannus was a carnivore.
Diplodocus lived during the Jurassic Late while Yutyrannus lived during the Cretaceous Early, separated by roughly 0 million years.
Diplodocus was discovered 134 years earlier, in 1878.
Diplodocus belonged to Sauropoda while Yutyrannus belonged to Tyrannosauridae.
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