Anchiornis vs Irritator

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc tính Anchiornis Irritator
Tên khoa học Anchiornis huxleyi Irritator challengeri
Phân loại Theropoda Spinosauridae
Kỷ Jurassic Late Cretaceous Early
Chế độ ăn Insectivore Piscivore
Chiều dài 0.4 m 8.0 m
Height 0.2 m 2.5 m
Cân nặng 0 kg 1.0 t
Năm khám phá 2009 1996
Địa điểm khám phá Tiaojishan Formation, China Santana Formation, Brazil
Được đặt tên bởi Xu Xing et al. David Martill et al.

Size Comparison

Anchiornis 0.4 m

smaller than a human child

Irritator 8.0 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Weight Comparison

Anchiornis 0 kg

lighter than a human adult

Irritator 1.0 t

comparable to 1.0 small cars

Timeline Comparison

Anchiornis
161,5 Mya Jurassic Late (Mesozoic) 145,0 Mya
Irritator
145,0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100,5 Mya

Diet Comparison

Anchiornis

Insectivore

Anchiornis primarily fed on insects and other small invertebrates.

Irritator

Piscivore

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

Classification Comparison

Anchiornis

Clade: Saurischia

Group: Theropoda

(Beast feet)

Irritator

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Spinosauridae

(Spine lizards)

Did You Know?

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Irritator was about 20.0x longer than Anchiornis.

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Irritator weighed roughly 10000x more than Anchiornis.

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Anchiornis was a insectivore while Irritator was a piscivore.

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Anchiornis lived during the Jurassic Late while Irritator lived during the Cretaceous Early, separated by roughly 0 million years.

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Irritator was discovered 13 years earlier, in 1996.

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Anchiornis belonged to Theropoda while Irritator belonged to Spinosauridae.

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