Coelophysis vs Yutyrannus

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc tính Coelophysis Yutyrannus
Tên khoa học Coelophysis bauri Yutyrannus huali
Phân loại Theropoda Tyrannosauridae
Kỷ Triassic Late Cretaceous Early
Chế độ ăn Carnivore Carnivore
Chiều dài 3.0 m 9.0 m
Height 1.0 m 3.0 m
Cân nặng 20 kg 1.4 t
Năm khám phá 1889 2012
Địa điểm khám phá Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, USA Liaoning Province, China
Được đặt tên bởi Edward Drinker Cope Xu Xing et al.

Size Comparison

Coelophysis 3.0 m

about the size of a human adult

Yutyrannus 9.0 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Weight Comparison

Coelophysis 20 kg

lighter than a human adult

Yutyrannus 1.4 t

comparable to 1.4 small cars

Timeline Comparison

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

Diet Comparison

Coelophysis

Carnivore

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

Yutyrannus

Carnivore

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

Classification Comparison

Coelophysis

Clade: Saurischia

Group: Theropoda

(Beast feet)

Yutyrannus

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Tyrannosauridae

(Tyrant lizards)

Did You Know?

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Yutyrannus was about 3.0x longer than Coelophysis.

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Yutyrannus weighed roughly 71x more than Coelophysis.

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Both Coelophysis and Yutyrannus were carnivores.

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

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Coelophysis was discovered 123 years earlier, in 1889.

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Coelophysis belonged to Theropoda while Yutyrannus belonged to Tyrannosauridae.

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