Deinonychus vs Eoraptor

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc tính Deinonychus Eoraptor
Tên khoa học Deinonychus antirrhopus Eoraptor lunensis
Phân loại Dromaeosauridae Saurischia
Kỷ Cretaceous Early Triassic Late
Chế độ ăn Carnivore Omnivore
Chiều dài 3.4 m 1.0 m
Height 0.9 m 0.3 m
Cân nặng 73 kg 10 kg
Năm khám phá 1969 1993
Địa điểm khám phá Montana, USA Ischigualasto Formation, Argentina
Được đặt tên bởi John Ostrom Paul Sereno et al.

Size Comparison

Deinonychus 3.4 m

about the size of a human adult

Eoraptor 1.0 m

smaller than a human child

Weight Comparison

Deinonychus 73 kg

about 1 adult humans

Eoraptor 10 kg

lighter than a human adult

Timeline Comparison

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

Diet Comparison

Deinonychus

Carnivore

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

Eoraptor

Omnivore

Eoraptor had an omnivorous diet, consuming both plants and small animals.

Classification Comparison

Deinonychus

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Dromaeosauridae

(Raptors)

Eoraptor

Group: Saurischia

(Lizard-hipped dinosaurs)

Did You Know?

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Deinonychus was about 3.4x longer than Eoraptor.

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Deinonychus weighed roughly 7x more than Eoraptor.

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Deinonychus was a carnivore while Eoraptor was a omnivore.

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Deinonychus lived during the Cretaceous Early while Eoraptor lived during the Triassic Late, separated by roughly 136 million years.

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Deinonychus was discovered 24 years earlier, in 1969.

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Deinonychus belonged to Dromaeosauridae while Eoraptor belonged to Saurischia.

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