Carcharodontosaurus vs Carnotaurus

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

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Properti	Carcharodontosaurus	Carnotaurus
Nama Ilmiah	Carcharodontosaurus saharicus	Carnotaurus sastrei
Klasifikasi	Theropoda	Theropoda
Periode	Cretaceous Early	Cretaceous Late
Diet	Carnivore	Carnivore
Panjang	12.0 m	7.5 m
Height	3.6 m	2.5 m
Berat	6.2 t	1.4 t
Tahun Penemuan	1931	1985
Lokasi Penemuan	Kem Kem Beds, Morocco	Chubut Province, Argentina
Dinamai Oleh	Ernst Stromer	Jose Bonaparte

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Size Comparison

Carcharodontosaurus 12.0 m

about as long as 2 cars end-to-end

Carnotaurus 7.5 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Weight Comparison

Carcharodontosaurus 6.2 t

about the weight of 1.0 elephants

Carnotaurus 1.4 t

comparable to 1.4 small cars

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Timeline Comparison

Carcharodontosaurus

145,0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100,5 Mya

Carnotaurus

100,5 Mya Cretaceous Late (Mesozoic) 66,0 Mya

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Diet Comparison

Carcharodontosaurus

Carnivore

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

Carnotaurus

Carnivore

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

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Classification Comparison

Carcharodontosaurus

Clade: Saurischia

Group: Theropoda

(Beast feet)

Carnotaurus

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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Carcharodontosaurus was about 1.6x longer than Carnotaurus.

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Carcharodontosaurus weighed roughly 5x more than Carnotaurus.

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Both Carcharodontosaurus and Carnotaurus were carnivores.

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Carcharodontosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Early while Carnotaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late, separated by roughly 0 million years.

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Carcharodontosaurus was discovered 54 years earlier, in 1931.

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

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Carcharodontosaurus

Carcharodontosaurus saharicus

12.0m long, 3.6m tall, 6.2t · Cretaceous Early

Carnotaurus

Carnotaurus sastrei

7.5m long, 2.5m tall, 1.4t · Cretaceous Late

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