Deinonychus vs Suchomimus

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Deinonychus Suchomimus
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Deinonychus antirrhopus Suchomimus tenerensis
การจำแนกประเภท Dromaeosauridae Spinosauridae
ยุคสมัย Cretaceous Early Cretaceous Early
อาหาร Carnivore Piscivore
ความยาว 3.4 m 11.0 m
Height 0.9 m 3.6 m
น้ำหนัก 73 kg 5.2 t
ปีที่ค้นพบ 1969 1998
สถานที่ค้นพบ Montana, USA Elrhaz Formation, Niger
ตั้งชื่อโดย John Ostrom Paul Sereno et al.

Size Comparison

Deinonychus 3.4 m

about the size of a human adult

Suchomimus 11.0 m

about as long as 2 cars end-to-end

Weight Comparison

Deinonychus 73 kg

about 1 adult humans

Suchomimus 5.2 t

about the weight of 0.9 elephants

Timeline Comparison

Deinonychus
145.0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100.5 Mya
Suchomimus
145.0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100.5 Mya

Deinonychus and Suchomimus both lived during the Cretaceous Early period and may have shared the same habitats.

Diet Comparison

Deinonychus

Carnivore

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

Suchomimus

Piscivore

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

Classification Comparison

Deinonychus

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Dromaeosauridae

(Raptors)

Suchomimus

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Spinosauridae

(Spine lizards)

Both dinosaurs share a common ancestor within the Theropoda clade.

Did You Know?

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Suchomimus was about 3.2x longer than Deinonychus.

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Suchomimus weighed roughly 71x more than Deinonychus.

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Deinonychus was a carnivore while Suchomimus was a piscivore.

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

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Deinonychus was discovered 29 years earlier, in 1969.

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Deinonychus belonged to Dromaeosauridae while Suchomimus belonged to Spinosauridae.

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