Carnotaurus vs Yutyrannus

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

Eigenschaft Carnotaurus Yutyrannus
Wissenschaftlicher Name Carnotaurus sastrei Yutyrannus huali
Klassifikation Theropoda Tyrannosauridae
Zeitraum Cretaceous Late Cretaceous Early
Ernährung Carnivore Carnivore
Länge 7.5 m 9.0 m
Height 2.5 m 3.0 m
Gewicht 1.4 t 1.4 t
Entdeckungsjahr 1985 2012
Fundort Chubut Province, Argentina Liaoning Province, China
Benannt von Jose Bonaparte Xu Xing et al.

Size Comparison

Carnotaurus 7.5 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Yutyrannus 9.0 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Weight Comparison

Carnotaurus 1.4 t

comparable to 1.4 small cars

Yutyrannus 1.4 t

comparable to 1.4 small cars

Timeline Comparison

Carnotaurus
100,5 Mya Cretaceous Late (Mesozoic) 66,0 Mya
Yutyrannus
145,0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100,5 Mya

Diet Comparison

Carnotaurus

Carnivore

Carnotaurus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.

Yutyrannus

Carnivore

Yutyrannus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.

Classification Comparison

Carnotaurus

Clade: Saurischia

Group: Theropoda

(Beast feet)

Yutyrannus

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Tyrannosauridae

(Tyrant lizards)

Did You Know?

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Both Carnotaurus and Yutyrannus were carnivores.

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Carnotaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late while Yutyrannus lived during the Cretaceous Early, separated by roughly 79 million years.

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Carnotaurus was discovered 27 years earlier, in 1985.

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Carnotaurus belonged to Theropoda while Yutyrannus belonged to Tyrannosauridae.

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