Ankylosaurus vs Deinonychus

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc tính Ankylosaurus Deinonychus
Tên khoa học Ankylosaurus magniventris Deinonychus antirrhopus
Phân loại Ankylosauria Dromaeosauridae
Kỷ Cretaceous Late Cretaceous Early
Chế độ ăn Herbivore Carnivore
Chiều dài 10.0 m 3.4 m
Height 1.7 m 0.9 m
Cân nặng 6.0 t 73 kg
Năm khám phá 1908 1969
Địa điểm khám phá Hell Creek Formation, Montana, USA Montana, USA
Được đặt tên bởi Barnum Brown John Ostrom

Size Comparison

Ankylosaurus 10.0 m

about as long as 2 cars end-to-end

Deinonychus 3.4 m

about the size of a human adult

Weight Comparison

Ankylosaurus 6.0 t

about the weight of 1.0 elephants

Deinonychus 73 kg

about 1 adult humans

Timeline Comparison

Ankylosaurus
100,5 Mya Cretaceous Late (Mesozoic) 66,0 Mya
Deinonychus
145,0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100,5 Mya

Diet Comparison

Ankylosaurus

Herbivore

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

Deinonychus

Carnivore

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

Classification Comparison

Ankylosaurus

Clade: Thyreophora

Group: Ankylosauria

(Fused lizards)

Deinonychus

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Dromaeosauridae

(Raptors)

Did You Know?

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Ankylosaurus was about 2.9x longer than Deinonychus.

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Ankylosaurus weighed roughly 82x more than Deinonychus.

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Ankylosaurus was a herbivore while Deinonychus was a carnivore.

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Ankylosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late while Deinonychus lived during the Cretaceous Early, separated by roughly 79 million years.

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Ankylosaurus was discovered 61 years earlier, in 1908.

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Ankylosaurus belonged to Ankylosauria while Deinonychus belonged to Dromaeosauridae.

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