Ankylosaurus vs Dilophosaurus

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc tính Ankylosaurus Dilophosaurus
Tên khoa học Ankylosaurus magniventris Dilophosaurus wetherilli
Phân loại Ankylosauria Theropoda
Kỷ Cretaceous Late Jurassic Early
Chế độ ăn Herbivore Carnivore
Chiều dài 10.0 m 7.0 m
Height 1.7 m 2.0 m
Cân nặng 6.0 t 400 kg
Năm khám phá 1908 1954
Địa điểm khám phá Hell Creek Formation, Montana, USA Tuba City, Arizona, USA
Được đặt tên bởi Barnum Brown Samuel P. Welles

Size Comparison

Ankylosaurus 10.0 m

about as long as 2 cars end-to-end

Dilophosaurus 7.0 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Weight Comparison

Ankylosaurus 6.0 t

about the weight of 1.0 elephants

Dilophosaurus 400 kg

about 6 adult humans

Timeline Comparison

Ankylosaurus
100,5 Mya Cretaceous Late (Mesozoic) 66,0 Mya
Dilophosaurus
201,4 Mya Jurassic Early (Mesozoic) 174,7 Mya

Diet Comparison

Ankylosaurus

Herbivore

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

Dilophosaurus

Carnivore

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

Classification Comparison

Ankylosaurus

Clade: Thyreophora

Group: Ankylosauria

(Fused lizards)

Dilophosaurus

Clade: Saurischia

Group: Theropoda

(Beast feet)

Did You Know?

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Ankylosaurus weighed roughly 15x more than Dilophosaurus.

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Ankylosaurus was a herbivore while Dilophosaurus was a carnivore.

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Ankylosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late while Dilophosaurus lived during the Jurassic Early, separated by roughly 135 million years.

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Ankylosaurus was discovered 46 years earlier, in 1908.

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Ankylosaurus belonged to Ankylosauria while Dilophosaurus belonged to Theropoda.

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