Anchiornis vs Apatosaurus

A detailed side-by-side comparison of Anchiornis and Apatosaurus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Eigenschaft Anchiornis Apatosaurus
Wissenschaftlicher Name Anchiornis huxleyi Apatosaurus ajax
Klassifikation Theropoda Sauropoda
Zeitraum Jurassic Late Jurassic Late
Ernährung Insectivore Herbivore
Länge 0.4 m 22.0 m
Height 0.2 m 4.5 m
Gewicht 0 kg 22.7 t
Entdeckungsjahr 2009 1877
Fundort Tiaojishan Formation, China Morrison Formation, Colorado, USA
Benannt von Xu Xing et al. Othniel Charles Marsh
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Size Comparison

Anchiornis 0.4 m

smaller than a human child

Apatosaurus 22.0 m

about as long as 4 cars end-to-end

Weight Comparison

Anchiornis 0 kg

lighter than a human adult

Apatosaurus 22.7 t

about the weight of 3.8 elephants

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Timeline Comparison

Anchiornis
161,5 Mya Jurassic Late (Mesozoic) 145,0 Mya
Apatosaurus
161,5 Mya Jurassic Late (Mesozoic) 145,0 Mya

Anchiornis and Apatosaurus both lived during the Jurassic Late period and may have shared the same habitats.

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Diet Comparison

Anchiornis

Insectivore

Anchiornis primarily fed on insects and other small invertebrates.

Apatosaurus

Herbivore

Apatosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.

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Classification Comparison

Anchiornis

Clade: Saurischia

Group: Theropoda

(Beast feet)

Apatosaurus

Clade: Sauropodomorpha

Group: Sauropoda

(Lizard feet)

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Did You Know?

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Apatosaurus was about 55.0x longer than Anchiornis.

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Apatosaurus weighed roughly 227000x more than Anchiornis.

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Anchiornis was a insectivore while Apatosaurus was a herbivore.

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Both dinosaurs lived during the Jurassic Late period and may have coexisted.

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Apatosaurus was discovered 132 years earlier, in 1877.

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Anchiornis belonged to Theropoda while Apatosaurus belonged to Sauropoda.

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