Ankylosaurus vs Apatosaurus

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc tính Ankylosaurus Apatosaurus
Tên khoa học Ankylosaurus magniventris Apatosaurus ajax
Phân loại Ankylosauria Sauropoda
Kỷ Cretaceous Late Jurassic Late
Chế độ ăn Herbivore Herbivore
Chiều dài 10.0 m 22.0 m
Height 1.7 m 4.5 m
Cân nặng 6.0 t 22.7 t
Năm khám phá 1908 1877
Địa điểm khám phá Hell Creek Formation, Montana, USA Morrison Formation, Colorado, USA
Được đặt tên bởi Barnum Brown Othniel Charles Marsh

Size Comparison

Ankylosaurus 10.0 m

about as long as 2 cars end-to-end

Apatosaurus 22.0 m

about as long as 4 cars end-to-end

Weight Comparison

Ankylosaurus 6.0 t

about the weight of 1.0 elephants

Apatosaurus 22.7 t

about the weight of 3.8 elephants

Timeline Comparison

Ankylosaurus
100,5 Mya Cretaceous Late (Mesozoic) 66,0 Mya
Apatosaurus
161,5 Mya Jurassic Late (Mesozoic) 145,0 Mya

Diet Comparison

Ankylosaurus

Herbivore

Ankylosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.

Apatosaurus

Herbivore

Apatosaurus was a plant-eater, feeding on vegetation like ferns, conifers, and cycads.

Classification Comparison

Ankylosaurus

Clade: Thyreophora

Group: Ankylosauria

(Fused lizards)

Apatosaurus

Clade: Sauropodomorpha

Group: Sauropoda

(Lizard feet)

Did You Know?

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Apatosaurus was about 2.2x longer than Ankylosaurus.

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Apatosaurus weighed roughly 4x more than Ankylosaurus.

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Both Ankylosaurus and Apatosaurus were herbivores.

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Ankylosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late while Apatosaurus lived during the Jurassic Late, separated by roughly 96 million years.

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Apatosaurus was discovered 31 years earlier, in 1877.

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Ankylosaurus belonged to Ankylosauria while Apatosaurus belonged to Sauropoda.

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