Baryonyx vs Therizinosaurus

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

Properti Baryonyx Therizinosaurus
Nama Ilmiah Baryonyx walkeri Therizinosaurus cheloniformis
Klasifikasi Spinosauridae Theropoda
Periode Cretaceous Early Cretaceous Late
Diet Piscivore Herbivore
Panjang 7.5 m 10.0 m
Height 2.5 m 4.0 m
Berat 1.7 t 5.0 t
Tahun Penemuan 1983 1954
Lokasi Penemuan Surrey, England Nemegt Formation, Mongolia
Dinamai Oleh Alan Charig & Angela Milner Evgeny Maleev

Size Comparison

Baryonyx 7.5 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Therizinosaurus 10.0 m

about as long as 2 cars end-to-end

Weight Comparison

Baryonyx 1.7 t

comparable to 1.7 small cars

Therizinosaurus 5.0 t

about the weight of 0.8 elephants

Timeline Comparison

Baryonyx
145,0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100,5 Mya
Therizinosaurus
100,5 Mya Cretaceous Late (Mesozoic) 66,0 Mya

Diet Comparison

Baryonyx

Piscivore

Baryonyx was a fish-eater, specialized in catching aquatic prey.

Therizinosaurus

Herbivore

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

Classification Comparison

Baryonyx

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Spinosauridae

(Spine lizards)

Therizinosaurus

Clade: Saurischia

Group: Theropoda

(Beast feet)

Did You Know?

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Therizinosaurus weighed roughly 3x more than Baryonyx.

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Baryonyx was a piscivore while Therizinosaurus was a herbivore.

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Baryonyx lived during the Cretaceous Early while Therizinosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late, separated by roughly 0 million years.

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Therizinosaurus was discovered 29 years earlier, in 1954.

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Baryonyx belonged to Spinosauridae while Therizinosaurus belonged to Theropoda.

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