Carcharodontosaurus vs Psittacosaurus

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

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Свойство Carcharodontosaurus Psittacosaurus
Научное название Carcharodontosaurus saharicus Psittacosaurus mongoliensis
Классификация Theropoda Ceratopsia
Период Cretaceous Early Cretaceous Early
Питание Carnivore Herbivore
Длина 12.0 m 2.0 m
Height 3.6 m 0.6 m
Вес 6.2 t 20 kg
Год открытия 1931 1923
Место открытия Kem Kem Beds, Morocco Mongolia
Назван Ernst Stromer Henry Fairfield Osborn
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Size Comparison

Carcharodontosaurus 12.0 m

about as long as 2 cars end-to-end

Psittacosaurus 2.0 m

about the size of a human adult

Weight Comparison

Carcharodontosaurus 6.2 t

about the weight of 1.0 elephants

Psittacosaurus 20 kg

lighter than a human adult

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Timeline Comparison

Carcharodontosaurus
145,0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100,5 Mya
Psittacosaurus
145,0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100,5 Mya

Carcharodontosaurus and Psittacosaurus both lived during the Cretaceous Early period and may have shared the same habitats.

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Diet Comparison

Carcharodontosaurus

Carnivore

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

Psittacosaurus

Herbivore

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

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Classification Comparison

Carcharodontosaurus

Clade: Saurischia

Group: Theropoda

(Beast feet)

Psittacosaurus

Clade: Ornithischia

Group: Ceratopsia

(Horned faces)

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Did You Know?

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Carcharodontosaurus was about 6.0x longer than Psittacosaurus.

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Carcharodontosaurus weighed roughly 310x more than Psittacosaurus.

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Carcharodontosaurus was a carnivore while Psittacosaurus was a herbivore.

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Both dinosaurs lived during the Cretaceous Early period and may have coexisted.

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Psittacosaurus was discovered 8 years earlier, in 1923.

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Carcharodontosaurus belonged to Theropoda while Psittacosaurus belonged to Ceratopsia.

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Carcharodontosaurus

Carcharodontosaurus saharicus

12.0m long, 3.6m tall, 6.2t · Cretaceous Early

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Psittacosaurus mongoliensis

2.0m long, 0.6m tall, 20.0kg · Cretaceous Early

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