Diplodocus vs Yutyrannus

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

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc tính Diplodocus Yutyrannus
Tên khoa học Diplodocus longus Yutyrannus huali
Phân loại Sauropoda Tyrannosauridae
Kỷ Jurassic Late Cretaceous Early
Chế độ ăn Herbivore Carnivore
Chiều dài 25.0 m 9.0 m
Height 5.0 m 3.0 m
Cân nặng 14.0 t 1.4 t
Năm khám phá 1878 2012
Địa điểm khám phá Canon City, Colorado, USA Liaoning Province, China
Được đặt tên bởi Othniel Charles Marsh Xu Xing et al.

Size Comparison

Diplodocus 25.0 m

about as long as 5 cars end-to-end

Yutyrannus 9.0 m

roughly the length of a large SUV

Weight Comparison

Diplodocus 14.0 t

about the weight of 2.3 elephants

Yutyrannus 1.4 t

comparable to 1.4 small cars

Timeline Comparison

Diplodocus
161,5 Mya Jurassic Late (Mesozoic) 145,0 Mya
Yutyrannus
145,0 Mya Cretaceous Early (Mesozoic) 100,5 Mya

Diet Comparison

Diplodocus

Herbivore

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

Yutyrannus

Carnivore

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

Classification Comparison

Diplodocus

Clade: Sauropodomorpha

Group: Sauropoda

(Lizard feet)

Yutyrannus

Clade: Theropoda

Group: Tyrannosauridae

(Tyrant lizards)

Did You Know?

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Diplodocus was about 2.8x longer than Yutyrannus.

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Diplodocus weighed roughly 10x more than Yutyrannus.

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Diplodocus was a herbivore while Yutyrannus was a carnivore.

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Diplodocus lived during the Jurassic Late while Yutyrannus lived during the Cretaceous Early, separated by roughly 0 million years.

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Diplodocus was discovered 134 years earlier, in 1878.

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Diplodocus belonged to Sauropoda while Yutyrannus belonged to Tyrannosauridae.

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