Cryolophosaurus vs Therizinosaurus

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

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Propriété Cryolophosaurus Therizinosaurus
Nom scientifique Cryolophosaurus ellioti Therizinosaurus cheloniformis
Classification Theropoda Theropoda
Période Jurassic Early Cretaceous Late
Alimentation Carnivore Herbivore
Longueur 6.5 m 10.0 m
Height 2.0 m 4.0 m
Poids 465 kg 5.0 t
Année de découverte 1994 1954
Lieu de découverte Mount Kirkpatrick, Antarctica Nemegt Formation, Mongolia
Nommé par William Hammer & William Hickerson Evgeny Maleev
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Size Comparison

Cryolophosaurus 6.5 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Therizinosaurus 10.0 m

about as long as 2 cars end-to-end

Weight Comparison

Cryolophosaurus 465 kg

about 7 adult humans

Therizinosaurus 5.0 t

about the weight of 0.8 elephants

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Timeline Comparison

Cryolophosaurus
201,4 Mya Jurassic Early (Mesozoic) 174,7 Mya
Therizinosaurus
100,5 Mya Cretaceous Late (Mesozoic) 66,0 Mya
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Diet Comparison

Cryolophosaurus

Carnivore

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

Therizinosaurus

Herbivore

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

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Classification Comparison

Cryolophosaurus

Clade: Saurischia

Group: Theropoda

(Beast feet)

Therizinosaurus

Clade: Saurischia

Group: Theropoda

(Beast feet)

Both dinosaurs share a common ancestor within the Theropoda clade.

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Did You Know?

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Therizinosaurus was about 1.5x longer than Cryolophosaurus.

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Therizinosaurus weighed roughly 11x more than Cryolophosaurus.

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Cryolophosaurus was a carnivore while Therizinosaurus was a herbivore.

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Cryolophosaurus lived during the Jurassic Early while Therizinosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late, separated by roughly 74 million years.

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Therizinosaurus was discovered 40 years earlier, in 1954.

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Both belong to the Theropoda clade, making them relatively close relatives.

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Cryolophosaurus

Cryolophosaurus ellioti

6.5m long, 2.0m tall, 465.0kg · Jurassic Early

Therizinosaurus

Therizinosaurus cheloniformis

10.0m long, 4.0m tall, 5.0t · Cretaceous Late

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