Deinonychus vs Velociraptor
Una comparación detallada en paralelo de Deinonychus y Velociraptor, que incluye tamaño, dieta, clasificación, período geológico e historia de descubrimiento.
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| Propiedad | Deinonychus | Velociraptor |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Deinonychus antirrhopus | Velociraptor mongoliensis |
| Clasificación | Dromaeosauridae | Dromaeosauridae |
| Período | Cretaceous Early | Cretaceous Late |
| Dieta | Carnivore | Carnivore |
| Longitud | 3.4 m | 2.0 m |
| Peso | 0.9 m | 0.5 m |
| Peso | 73 kg | 15 kg |
| Año de descubrimiento | 1969 | 1924 |
| Lugar de descubrimiento | Montana, USA | Gobi Desert, Mongolia |
| Nombrado por | John Ostrom | Henry Fairfield Osborn |
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about the size of a human adult
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Deinonychus
CarnivoreDeinonychus era un depredador carnívoro que cazaba otros animales para alimentarse.
Velociraptor
CarnivoreVelociraptor era un depredador carnívoro que cazaba otros animales para alimentarse.
Clasificaciones
Deinonychus
Velociraptor
Ambos dinosaurios comparten un ancestro común dentro del clado Dromaeosauridae.
Diferencias clave
- Deinonychus (3.4 m, ~73 kg) was roughly four times heavier and twice as long as Velociraptor (2 m, ~15 kg).
- Both had a large sickle-shaped toe claw for attacking prey, but Deinonychus's claw was proportionally larger.
- The Jurassic Park 'Velociraptors' were actually based on Deinonychus in size and behavior.
- Deinonychus lived in North America; Velociraptor lived in the Gobi Desert of Asia.
- Deinonychus is credited with sparking the Dinosaur Renaissance — its discovery suggested dinosaurs were warm-blooded and active.
¿Sabías que?
Deinonychus was about 1.7x longer than Velociraptor.
Deinonychus weighed roughly 5x more than Velociraptor.
Both Deinonychus and Velociraptor were carnivores.
Deinonychus lived during the Cretaceous Early while Velociraptor lived during the Cretaceous Late, separated by roughly 0 million years.
Velociraptor was discovered 45 years earlier, in 1924.
Both belong to the Dromaeosauridae clade, making them relatively close relatives.
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