Dilophosaurus vs Edmontosaurus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Dilophosaurus and Edmontosaurus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Свойство | Dilophosaurus | Edmontosaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Научное название | Dilophosaurus wetherilli | Edmontosaurus regalis |
| Классификация | Theropoda | Hadrosauridae |
| Период | Jurassic Early | Cretaceous Late |
| Питание | Carnivore | Herbivore |
| Длина | 7.0 m | 12.0 m |
| Height | 2.0 m | 3.4 m |
| Вес | 400 kg | 4.0 t |
| Год открытия | 1954 | 1917 |
| Место открытия | Tuba City, Arizona, USA | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Назван | Samuel P. Welles | Lawrence Lambe |
Size Comparison
roughly the length of a large SUV
about as long as 2 cars end-to-end
Weight Comparison
about 6 adult humans
comparable to 4.0 small cars
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Dilophosaurus
CarnivoreDilophosaurus was a meat-eating predator, hunting other animals for food.
Edmontosaurus
HerbivoreEdmontosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Classification Comparison
Dilophosaurus
Edmontosaurus
Did You Know?
Edmontosaurus was about 1.7x longer than Dilophosaurus.
Edmontosaurus weighed roughly 10x more than Dilophosaurus.
Dilophosaurus was a carnivore while Edmontosaurus was a herbivore.
Dilophosaurus lived during the Jurassic Early while Edmontosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late, separated by roughly 74 million years.
Edmontosaurus was discovered 37 years earlier, in 1917.
Dilophosaurus belonged to Theropoda while Edmontosaurus belonged to Hadrosauridae.
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