Corythosaurus vs Irritator

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

Properti Corythosaurus Irritator
Nama Ilmiah Corythosaurus casuarius Irritator challengeri
Klasifikasi Hadrosauridae Spinosauridae
Periode Cretaceous Late Cretaceous Early
Diet Herbivore Piscivore
Panjang 9.0 m 8.0 m
Height 2.7 m 2.5 m
Berat 3.8 t 1.0 t
Tahun Penemuan 1914 1996
Lokasi Penemuan Red Deer River, Alberta, Canada Santana Formation, Brazil
Dinamai Oleh Barnum Brown David Martill et al.

Size Comparison

Corythosaurus 9.0 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Irritator 8.0 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Weight Comparison

Corythosaurus 3.8 t

comparable to 3.8 small cars

Irritator 1.0 t

comparable to 1.0 small cars

Timeline Comparison

Corythosaurus
100,5 Mya Cretaceous Late (Mesozoic) 66,0 Mya
Irritator
145,0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100,5 Mya

Diet Comparison

Corythosaurus

Herbivore

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

Irritator

Piscivore

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

Classification Comparison

Corythosaurus

Clade: Ornithischia

Group: Hadrosauridae

(Duck-billed dinosaurs)

Irritator

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Spinosauridae

(Spine lizards)

Did You Know?

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Corythosaurus weighed roughly 4x more than Irritator.

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Corythosaurus was a herbivore while Irritator was a piscivore.

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Corythosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late while Irritator lived during the Cretaceous Early, separated by roughly 79 million years.

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Corythosaurus was discovered 82 years earlier, in 1914.

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Corythosaurus belonged to Hadrosauridae while Irritator belonged to Spinosauridae.

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