Brachiosaurus vs Muttaburrasaurus
A detailed side-by-side comparison of Brachiosaurus and Muttaburrasaurus, covering size, diet, classification, geologic period, and discovery history.
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| Özellik | Brachiosaurus | Muttaburrasaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Bilimsel Ad | Brachiosaurus altithorax | Muttaburrasaurus langdoni |
| Sınıflandırma | Sauropoda | Ornithischia |
| Dönem | Jurassic Late | Cretaceous Early |
| Diyet | Herbivore | Herbivore |
| Uzunluk | 26.0 m | 7.0 m |
| Height | 13.0 m | 2.5 m |
| Ağırlık | 56.0 t | 2.8 t |
| Keşif Yılı | 1903 | 1981 |
| Keşif Yeri | Grand River Valley, Colorado, USA | Muttaburra, Queensland, Australia |
| Adlandıran | Elmer S. Riggs | Alan Bartholomai & Ralph Molnar |
Size Comparison
about as long as 5 cars end-to-end
roughly the length of a large SUV
Weight Comparison
heavier than 9 African elephants
comparable to 2.8 small cars
Timeline Comparison
Diet Comparison
Brachiosaurus
HerbivoreBrachiosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Muttaburrasaurus
HerbivoreMuttaburrasaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.
Classification Comparison
Brachiosaurus
Muttaburrasaurus
Group: Ornithischia
(Bird-hipped dinosaurs)
Did You Know?
Brachiosaurus was about 3.7x longer than Muttaburrasaurus.
Brachiosaurus weighed roughly 20x more than Muttaburrasaurus.
Both Brachiosaurus and Muttaburrasaurus were herbivores.
Brachiosaurus lived during the Jurassic Late while Muttaburrasaurus lived during the Cretaceous Early, separated by roughly 0 million years.
Brachiosaurus was discovered 78 years earlier, in 1903.
Brachiosaurus belonged to Sauropoda while Muttaburrasaurus belonged to Ornithischia.
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