Baryonyx vs Spinosaurus
Una comparación detallada en paralelo de Baryonyx y Spinosaurus, que incluye tamaño, dieta, clasificación, período geológico e historia de descubrimiento.
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| Propiedad | Baryonyx | Spinosaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Baryonyx walkeri | Spinosaurus aegyptiacus |
| Clasificación | Spinosauridae | Spinosauridae |
| Período | Cretaceous Early | Cretaceous Early |
| Dieta | Piscivore | Piscivore |
| Longitud | 7.5 m | 15.0 m |
| Peso | 2.5 m | 5.2 m |
| Peso | 1.7 t | 7.4 t |
| Año de descubrimiento | 1983 | 1912 |
| Lugar de descubrimiento | Surrey, England | Bahariya Oasis, Egypt |
| Nombrado por | Alan Charig & Angela Milner | Ernst Stromer |
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roughly the length of a large SUV
about as long as 3 cars end-to-end
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comparable to 1.7 small cars
about the weight of 1.2 elephants
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Baryonyx
PiscivoreBaryonyx era un piscívoro especializado en capturar presas acuáticas.
Spinosaurus
PiscivoreSpinosaurus era un piscívoro especializado en capturar presas acuáticas.
Clasificaciones
Baryonyx
Spinosaurus
Ambos dinosaurios comparten un ancestro común dentro del clado Spinosauridae.
Diferencias clave
- Spinosaurus (15 m) was far larger than Baryonyx (7.5 m), though both belonged to the spinosaurid family.
- Both were piscivores with crocodile-like snouts, but Spinosaurus was semi-aquatic while Baryonyx was more terrestrial.
- Baryonyx had a massive 31 cm thumb claw; Spinosaurus also had enlarged hand claws adapted for gripping fish.
- Spinosaurus lived in North Africa; Baryonyx was discovered in England, showing spinosaurids had a wide geographic range.
- Baryonyx is among the best-understood spinosaurids due to its well-preserved stomach contents (fish scales).
¿Sabías que?
Spinosaurus was about 2.0x longer than Baryonyx.
Spinosaurus weighed roughly 4x more than Baryonyx.
Both Baryonyx and Spinosaurus were piscivores.
Both dinosaurs lived during the Cretaceous Early period and may have coexisted.
Spinosaurus was discovered 71 years earlier, in 1912.
Both belong to the Spinosauridae clade, making them relatively close relatives.
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