Diplodocus vs Velociraptor

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

गुण Diplodocus Velociraptor
वैज्ञानिक नाम Diplodocus longus Velociraptor mongoliensis
वर्गीकरण Sauropoda Dromaeosauridae
युग Jurassic Late Cretaceous Late
आहार Herbivore Carnivore
लंबाई 25.0 m 2.0 m
Height 5.0 m 0.5 m
वजन 14.0 t 15 kg
खोज वर्ष 1878 1924
खोज स्थान Canon City, Colorado, USA Gobi Desert, Mongolia
नामकर्ता Othniel Charles Marsh Henry Fairfield Osborn

Size Comparison

Diplodocus 25.0 m

about as long as 5 cars end-to-end

Velociraptor 2.0 m

about the size of a human adult

Weight Comparison

Diplodocus 14.0 t

about the weight of 2.3 elephants

Velociraptor 15 kg

lighter than a human adult

Timeline Comparison

Diplodocus
161.5 Mya Jurassic Late (Mesozoic) 145.0 Mya
Velociraptor
100.5 Mya Cretaceous Late (Mesozoic) 66.0 Mya

Diet Comparison

Diplodocus

Herbivore

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

Velociraptor

Carnivore

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

Classification Comparison

Diplodocus

Clade: Sauropodomorpha

Group: Sauropoda

(Lizard feet)

Velociraptor

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Dromaeosauridae

(Raptors)

Did You Know?

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Diplodocus was about 12.5x longer than Velociraptor.

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Diplodocus weighed roughly 933x more than Velociraptor.

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Diplodocus was a herbivore while Velociraptor was a carnivore.

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Diplodocus lived during the Jurassic Late while Velociraptor lived during the Cretaceous Late, separated by roughly 44 million years.

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Diplodocus was discovered 46 years earlier, in 1878.

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Diplodocus belonged to Sauropoda while Velociraptor belonged to Dromaeosauridae.

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