Tyrannosaurus Rex vs Yutyrannus

A detailed side-by-side comparison of Tyrannosaurus Rex and Yutyrannus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.

Side-by-Side Comparison

Properti Tyrannosaurus Rex Yutyrannus
Nama Ilmiah Tyrannosaurus rex Yutyrannus huali
Klasifikasi Tyrannosauridae Tyrannosauridae
Periode Cretaceous Late Cretaceous Early
Diet Carnivore Carnivore
Panjang 12.3 m 9.0 m
Height 3.7 m 3.0 m
Berat 8.4 t 1.4 t
Tahun Penemuan 1905 2012
Lokasi Penemuan Montana, USA Liaoning Province, China
Dinamai Oleh Henry Fairfield Osborn Xu Xing et al.

Size Comparison

Tyrannosaurus Rex 12.3 m

about as long as 2 cars end-to-end

Yutyrannus 9.0 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Weight Comparison

Tyrannosaurus Rex 8.4 t

about the weight of 1.4 elephants

Yutyrannus 1.4 t

comparable to 1.4 small cars

Timeline Comparison

Tyrannosaurus Rex
100,5 Mya Cretaceous Late (Mesozoic) 66,0 Mya
Yutyrannus
145,0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100,5 Mya

Diet Comparison

Tyrannosaurus Rex

Carnivore

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

Yutyrannus

Carnivore

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

Classification Comparison

Tyrannosaurus Rex

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Tyrannosauridae

(Tyrant lizards)

Yutyrannus

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Tyrannosauridae

(Tyrant lizards)

Both dinosaurs share a common ancestor within the Tyrannosauridae clade.

Did You Know?

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Tyrannosaurus Rex weighed roughly 6x more than Yutyrannus.

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Both Tyrannosaurus Rex and Yutyrannus were carnivores.

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Tyrannosaurus Rex lived during the Cretaceous Late while Yutyrannus lived during the Cretaceous Early, separated by roughly 79 million years.

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Tyrannosaurus Rex was discovered 107 years earlier, in 1905.

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

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Tyrannosaurus rex

12.3m long, 3.7m tall, 8.4t · Cretaceous Late

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9.0m long, 3.0m tall, 1.4t · Cretaceous Early

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