Baryonyx vs Edmontosaurus

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

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc tính Baryonyx Edmontosaurus
Tên khoa học Baryonyx walkeri Edmontosaurus regalis
Phân loại Spinosauridae Hadrosauridae
Kỷ Cretaceous Early Cretaceous Late
Chế độ ăn Piscivore Herbivore
Chiều dài 7.5 m 12.0 m
Height 2.5 m 3.4 m
Cân nặng 1.7 t 4.0 t
Năm khám phá 1983 1917
Địa điểm khám phá Surrey, England Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Được đặt tên bởi Alan Charig & Angela Milner Lawrence Lambe
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Size Comparison

Baryonyx 7.5 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Edmontosaurus 12.0 m

about as long as 2 cars end-to-end

Weight Comparison

Baryonyx 1.7 t

comparable to 1.7 small cars

Edmontosaurus 4.0 t

comparable to 4.0 small cars

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Timeline Comparison

Baryonyx
145,0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100,5 Mya
Edmontosaurus
100,5 Mya Cretaceous Late (Mesozoic) 66,0 Mya
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Diet Comparison

Baryonyx

Piscivore

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

Edmontosaurus

Herbivore

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

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Classification Comparison

Baryonyx

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Spinosauridae

(Spine lizards)

Edmontosaurus

Clade: Ornithischia

Group: Hadrosauridae

(Duck-billed dinosaurs)

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Did You Know?

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Edmontosaurus was about 1.6x longer than Baryonyx.

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Edmontosaurus weighed roughly 2x more than Baryonyx.

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Baryonyx was a piscivore while Edmontosaurus was a herbivore.

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Baryonyx lived during the Cretaceous Early while Edmontosaurus lived during the Cretaceous Late, separated by roughly 0 million years.

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Edmontosaurus was discovered 66 years earlier, in 1917.

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Baryonyx belonged to Spinosauridae while Edmontosaurus belonged to Hadrosauridae.

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