Argentinosaurus vs Muttaburrasaurus

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

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Свойство Argentinosaurus Muttaburrasaurus
Научное название Argentinosaurus huinculensis Muttaburrasaurus langdoni
Классификация Sauropoda Ornithischia
Период Cretaceous Late Cretaceous Early
Питание Herbivore Herbivore
Длина 35.0 m 7.0 m
Height 12.0 m 2.5 m
Вес 70.0 t 2.8 t
Год открытия 1993 1981
Место открытия Neuquen Province, Argentina Muttaburra, Queensland, Australia
Назван Jose Bonaparte & Rodolfo Coria Alan Bartholomai & Ralph Molnar
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Size Comparison

Argentinosaurus 35.0 m

as long as 3 school buses

Muttaburrasaurus 7.0 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Weight Comparison

Argentinosaurus 70.0 t

heavier than 12 African elephants

Muttaburrasaurus 2.8 t

comparable to 2.8 small cars

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Timeline Comparison

Argentinosaurus
100,5 Mya Cretaceous Late (Mesozoic) 66,0 Mya
Muttaburrasaurus
145,0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100,5 Mya
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Diet Comparison

Argentinosaurus

Herbivore

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

Muttaburrasaurus

Herbivore

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

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Classification Comparison

Argentinosaurus

Clade: Sauropodomorpha

Group: Sauropoda

(Lizard feet)

Muttaburrasaurus

Group: Ornithischia

(Bird-hipped dinosaurs)

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Did You Know?

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Argentinosaurus was about 5.0x longer than Muttaburrasaurus.

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Argentinosaurus weighed roughly 25x more than Muttaburrasaurus.

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Both Argentinosaurus and Muttaburrasaurus were herbivores.

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Argentinosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late while Muttaburrasaurus lived during the Cretaceous Early, separated by roughly 79 million years.

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Muttaburrasaurus was discovered 12 years earlier, in 1981.

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Argentinosaurus belonged to Sauropoda while Muttaburrasaurus belonged to Ornithischia.

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Argentinosaurus

Argentinosaurus huinculensis

35.0m long, 12.0m tall, 70.0t · Cretaceous Late

Muttaburrasaurus

Muttaburrasaurus langdoni

7.0m long, 2.5m tall, 2.8t · Cretaceous Early

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