Baryonyx vs Triceratops

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

Свойство Baryonyx Triceratops
Научное название Baryonyx walkeri Triceratops horridus
Классификация Spinosauridae Ceratopsia
Период Cretaceous Early Cretaceous Late
Питание Piscivore Herbivore
Длина 7.5 m 9.0 m
Height 2.5 m 3.0 m
Вес 1.7 t 6.8 t
Год открытия 1983 1889
Место открытия Surrey, England Denver, Colorado, USA
Назван Alan Charig & Angela Milner Othniel Charles Marsh

Size Comparison

Baryonyx 7.5 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Triceratops 9.0 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Weight Comparison

Baryonyx 1.7 t

comparable to 1.7 small cars

Triceratops 6.8 t

about the weight of 1.1 elephants

Timeline Comparison

Baryonyx
145,0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100,5 Mya
Triceratops
100,5 Mya Cretaceous Late (Mesozoic) 66,0 Mya

Diet Comparison

Baryonyx

Piscivore

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

Triceratops

Herbivore

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

Classification Comparison

Baryonyx

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Spinosauridae

(Spine lizards)

Triceratops

Clade: Ornithischia

Group: Ceratopsia

(Horned faces)

Did You Know?

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Triceratops weighed roughly 4x more than Baryonyx.

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Baryonyx was a piscivore while Triceratops was a herbivore.

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Baryonyx lived during the Cretaceous Early while Triceratops lived during the Cretaceous Late, separated by roughly 0 million years.

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Triceratops was discovered 94 years earlier, in 1889.

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Baryonyx belonged to Spinosauridae while Triceratops belonged to Ceratopsia.

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