Baryonyx vs Iguanodon

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc tính Baryonyx Iguanodon
Tên khoa học Baryonyx walkeri Iguanodon bernissartensis
Phân loại Spinosauridae Ornithischia
Kỷ Cretaceous Early Cretaceous Early
Chế độ ăn Piscivore Herbivore
Chiều dài 7.5 m 10.0 m
Height 2.5 m 3.0 m
Cân nặng 1.7 t 3.4 t
Năm khám phá 1983 1825
Địa điểm khám phá Surrey, England Sussex, England
Được đặt tên bởi Alan Charig & Angela Milner Gideon Mantell

Size Comparison

Baryonyx 7.5 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Iguanodon 10.0 m

about as long as 2 cars end-to-end

Weight Comparison

Baryonyx 1.7 t

comparable to 1.7 small cars

Iguanodon 3.4 t

comparable to 3.4 small cars

Timeline Comparison

Baryonyx
145,0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100,5 Mya
Iguanodon
145,0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100,5 Mya

Baryonyx and Iguanodon both lived during the Cretaceous Early period and may have shared the same habitats.

Diet Comparison

Baryonyx

Piscivore

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

Iguanodon

Herbivore

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

Classification Comparison

Baryonyx

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Spinosauridae

(Spine lizards)

Iguanodon

Group: Ornithischia

(Bird-hipped dinosaurs)

Did You Know?

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Baryonyx was a piscivore while Iguanodon was a herbivore.

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Both dinosaurs lived during the Cretaceous Early period and may have coexisted.

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Iguanodon was discovered 158 years earlier, in 1825.

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Baryonyx belonged to Spinosauridae while Iguanodon belonged to Ornithischia.

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