Deinonychus vs Oviraptor

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc tính Deinonychus Oviraptor
Tên khoa học Deinonychus antirrhopus Oviraptor philoceratops
Phân loại Dromaeosauridae Theropoda
Kỷ Cretaceous Early Cretaceous Late
Chế độ ăn Carnivore Omnivore
Chiều dài 3.4 m 1.6 m
Height 0.9 m 0.8 m
Cân nặng 73 kg 33 kg
Năm khám phá 1969 1924
Địa điểm khám phá Montana, USA Gobi Desert, Mongolia
Được đặt tên bởi John Ostrom Henry Fairfield Osborn

Size Comparison

Deinonychus 3.4 m

about the size of a human adult

Oviraptor 1.6 m

about the size of a human adult

Weight Comparison

Deinonychus 73 kg

about 1 adult humans

Oviraptor 33 kg

lighter than a human adult

Timeline Comparison

Deinonychus
145,0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100,5 Mya
Oviraptor
100,5 Mya Cretaceous Late (Mesozoic) 66,0 Mya

Diet Comparison

Deinonychus

Carnivore

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

Oviraptor

Omnivore

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

Classification Comparison

Deinonychus

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Dromaeosauridae

(Raptors)

Oviraptor

Clade: Saurischia

Group: Theropoda

(Beast feet)

Did You Know?

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Deinonychus was about 2.1x longer than Oviraptor.

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Deinonychus weighed roughly 2x more than Oviraptor.

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Deinonychus was a carnivore while Oviraptor was a omnivore.

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Deinonychus lived during the Cretaceous Early while Oviraptor lived during the Cretaceous Late, separated by roughly 0 million years.

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Oviraptor was discovered 45 years earlier, in 1924.

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Deinonychus belonged to Dromaeosauridae while Oviraptor belonged to Theropoda.

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