Anchiornis vs Spinosaurus

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc tính Anchiornis Spinosaurus
Tên khoa học Anchiornis huxleyi Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
Phân loại Theropoda Spinosauridae
Kỷ Jurassic Late Cretaceous Early
Chế độ ăn Insectivore Piscivore
Chiều dài 0.4 m 15.0 m
Height 0.2 m 5.2 m
Cân nặng 0 kg 7.4 t
Năm khám phá 2009 1912
Địa điểm khám phá Tiaojishan Formation, China Bahariya Oasis, Egypt
Được đặt tên bởi Xu Xing et al. Ernst Stromer

Size Comparison

Anchiornis 0.4 m

smaller than a human child

Spinosaurus 15.0 m

about as long as 3 cars end-to-end

Weight Comparison

Anchiornis 0 kg

lighter than a human adult

Spinosaurus 7.4 t

about the weight of 1.2 elephants

Timeline Comparison

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

Diet Comparison

Anchiornis

Insectivore

Anchiornis primarily fed on insects and other small invertebrates.

Spinosaurus

Piscivore

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

Classification Comparison

Anchiornis

Clade: Saurischia

Group: Theropoda

(Beast feet)

Spinosaurus

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Spinosauridae

(Spine lizards)

Did You Know?

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Spinosaurus was about 37.5x longer than Anchiornis.

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Spinosaurus weighed roughly 74000x more than Anchiornis.

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Anchiornis was a insectivore while Spinosaurus was a piscivore.

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

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Spinosaurus was discovered 97 years earlier, in 1912.

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Anchiornis belonged to Theropoda while Spinosaurus belonged to Spinosauridae.

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