Coelophysis vs Deinonychus

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc tính Coelophysis Deinonychus
Tên khoa học Coelophysis bauri Deinonychus antirrhopus
Phân loại Theropoda Dromaeosauridae
Kỷ Triassic Late Cretaceous Early
Chế độ ăn Carnivore Carnivore
Chiều dài 3.0 m 3.4 m
Height 1.0 m 0.9 m
Cân nặng 20 kg 73 kg
Năm khám phá 1889 1969
Địa điểm khám phá Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, USA Montana, USA
Được đặt tên bởi Edward Drinker Cope John Ostrom

Size Comparison

Coelophysis 3.0 m

about the size of a human adult

Deinonychus 3.4 m

about the size of a human adult

Weight Comparison

Coelophysis 20 kg

lighter than a human adult

Deinonychus 73 kg

about 1 adult humans

Timeline Comparison

Coelophysis
237,0 Mya Triassic Late (Mesozoic) 201,4 Mya
Deinonychus
145,0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100,5 Mya

Diet Comparison

Coelophysis

Carnivore

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

Deinonychus

Carnivore

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

Classification Comparison

Coelophysis

Clade: Saurischia

Group: Theropoda

(Beast feet)

Deinonychus

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Dromaeosauridae

(Raptors)

Did You Know?

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Deinonychus weighed roughly 4x more than Coelophysis.

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Both Coelophysis and Deinonychus were carnivores.

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Coelophysis lived during the Triassic Late while Deinonychus lived during the Cretaceous Early, separated by roughly 56 million years.

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Coelophysis was discovered 80 years earlier, in 1889.

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Coelophysis belonged to Theropoda while Deinonychus belonged to Dromaeosauridae.

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