Brachiosaurus vs Suchomimus

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

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Свойство Brachiosaurus Suchomimus
Научное название Brachiosaurus altithorax Suchomimus tenerensis
Классификация Sauropoda Spinosauridae
Период Jurassic Late Cretaceous Early
Питание Herbivore Piscivore
Длина 26.0 m 11.0 m
Height 13.0 m 3.6 m
Вес 56.0 t 5.2 t
Год открытия 1903 1998
Место открытия Grand River Valley, Colorado, USA Elrhaz Formation, Niger
Назван Elmer S. Riggs Paul Sereno et al.
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Size Comparison

Brachiosaurus 26.0 m

about as long as 5 cars end-to-end

Suchomimus 11.0 m

about as long as 2 cars end-to-end

Weight Comparison

Brachiosaurus 56.0 t

heavier than 9 African elephants

Suchomimus 5.2 t

about the weight of 0.9 elephants

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Timeline Comparison

Brachiosaurus
161,5 Mya Jurassic Late (Mesozoic) 145,0 Mya
Suchomimus
145,0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100,5 Mya
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Diet Comparison

Brachiosaurus

Herbivore

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

Suchomimus

Piscivore

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

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Classification Comparison

Brachiosaurus

Clade: Sauropodomorpha

Group: Sauropoda

(Lizard feet)

Suchomimus

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Spinosauridae

(Spine lizards)

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Did You Know?

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Brachiosaurus was about 2.4x longer than Suchomimus.

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Brachiosaurus weighed roughly 11x more than Suchomimus.

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Brachiosaurus was a herbivore while Suchomimus was a piscivore.

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Brachiosaurus lived during the Jurassic Late while Suchomimus lived during the Cretaceous Early, separated by roughly 0 million years.

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Brachiosaurus was discovered 95 years earlier, in 1903.

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Brachiosaurus belonged to Sauropoda while Suchomimus belonged to Spinosauridae.

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