Ankylosaurus vs Plateosaurus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Ankylosaurus and Plateosaurus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
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| Свойство | Ankylosaurus | Plateosaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Научное название | Ankylosaurus magniventris | Plateosaurus trossingensis |
| Классификация | Ankylosauria | Sauropodomorpha |
| Период | Cretaceous Late | Triassic Late |
| Питание | Herbivore | Herbivore |
| Длина | 10.0 m | 8.0 m |
| Height | 1.7 m | 2.5 m |
| Вес | 6.0 t | 700 kg |
| Год открытия | 1908 | 1837 |
| Место открытия | Hell Creek Formation, Montana, USA | Trossingen, Germany |
| Назван | Barnum Brown | Hermann von Meyer |
Size Comparison
about as long as 2 cars end-to-end
roughly the length of a large SUV
Weight Comparison
about the weight of 1.0 elephants
about 10 adult humans
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Ankylosaurus
HerbivoreAnkylosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Plateosaurus
HerbivorePlateosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Classification Comparison
Ankylosaurus
Plateosaurus
Did You Know?
Ankylosaurus weighed roughly 9x more than Plateosaurus.
Both Ankylosaurus and Plateosaurus were herbivores.
Ankylosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late while Plateosaurus lived during the Triassic Late, separated by roughly 171 million years.
Plateosaurus was discovered 71 years earlier, in 1837.
Ankylosaurus belonged to Ankylosauria while Plateosaurus belonged to Sauropodomorpha.
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