Baryonyx vs Maiasaura

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc tính Baryonyx Maiasaura
Tên khoa học Baryonyx walkeri Maiasaura peeblesorum
Phân loại Spinosauridae Hadrosauridae
Kỷ Cretaceous Early Cretaceous Late
Chế độ ăn Piscivore Herbivore
Chiều dài 7.5 m 9.0 m
Height 2.5 m 2.3 m
Cân nặng 1.7 t 4.0 t
Năm khám phá 1983 1979
Địa điểm khám phá Surrey, England Two Medicine Formation, Montana, USA
Được đặt tên bởi Alan Charig & Angela Milner Jack Horner & Robert Makela

Size Comparison

Baryonyx 7.5 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Maiasaura 9.0 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Weight Comparison

Baryonyx 1.7 t

comparable to 1.7 small cars

Maiasaura 4.0 t

comparable to 4.0 small cars

Timeline Comparison

Baryonyx
145,0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100,5 Mya
Maiasaura
100,5 Mya Cretaceous Late (Mesozoic) 66,0 Mya

Diet Comparison

Baryonyx

Piscivore

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

Maiasaura

Herbivore

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

Classification Comparison

Baryonyx

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Spinosauridae

(Spine lizards)

Maiasaura

Clade: Ornithischia

Group: Hadrosauridae

(Duck-billed dinosaurs)

Did You Know?

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Maiasaura weighed roughly 2x more than Baryonyx.

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Baryonyx was a piscivore while Maiasaura was a herbivore.

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

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Maiasaura was discovered 4 years earlier, in 1979.

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Baryonyx belonged to Spinosauridae while Maiasaura belonged to Hadrosauridae.

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