Baryonyx vs Irritator

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Baryonyx Irritator
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Baryonyx walkeri Irritator challengeri
การจำแนกประเภท Spinosauridae Spinosauridae
ยุคสมัย Cretaceous Early Cretaceous Early
อาหาร Piscivore Piscivore
ความยาว 7.5 m 8.0 m
Height 2.5 m 2.5 m
น้ำหนัก 1.7 t 1.0 t
ปีที่ค้นพบ 1983 1996
สถานที่ค้นพบ Surrey, England Santana Formation, Brazil
ตั้งชื่อโดย Alan Charig & Angela Milner David Martill et al.

Size Comparison

Baryonyx 7.5 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Irritator 8.0 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Weight Comparison

Baryonyx 1.7 t

comparable to 1.7 small cars

Irritator 1.0 t

comparable to 1.0 small cars

Timeline Comparison

Baryonyx
145.0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100.5 Mya
Irritator
145.0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100.5 Mya

Baryonyx and Irritator both lived during the Cretaceous Early period and may have shared the same habitats.

Diet Comparison

Baryonyx

Piscivore

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

Irritator

Piscivore

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

Classification Comparison

Baryonyx

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Spinosauridae

(Spine lizards)

Irritator

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Spinosauridae

(Spine lizards)

Both dinosaurs share a common ancestor within the Spinosauridae clade.

Did You Know?

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Both Baryonyx and Irritator were piscivores.

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

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Baryonyx was discovered 13 years earlier, in 1983.

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Both belong to the Spinosauridae clade, making them relatively close relatives.

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