PRONUNCIATION: |
komp-sog-NAY-thus |
TRANSLATION: |
Elegant Jaw |
ALSO KNOWN AS: |
n/a |
DESCRIPTION: |
Carnivore, Bipedal |
ORDER: |
Saurischia |
SUBORDER: |
Theropoda |
INFRAORDER: |
Tetanurae |
MICRO-ORDER: |
Carnosauria (not confirmed) |
SUPERFAMILY: |
n/a |
FAMILY: |
Compsognathidae |
HEIGHT: |
24 inches (0.6 meters) |
LENGTH: |
40 inches (1.0 meters) |
WEIGHT: |
8 lbs (3.6 kg) |
PERIOD: |
Late Jurassic |
NOTES: |
Compsognathus was once the smallest known dinosaur -- about the size of a chicken. Because of its size and the lightness of its bones, it is believed that Compsognathus was a very swift predator. It has been suggested that Compsognathus was feathered, but as it was discovered in the same lithographic limestone in which Archaeopteryx was found and yet showed no feather impressions, a feathered Compsognathus is unlikely. |
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