Compsognathus
PeriodLate Jurassic (150 Ma)
DietCarnivore
Length1 m
Weight3 kg
LocationGermany, France
ClassificationTheropoda
About Compsognathus
One of the smallest known dinosaurs at about the size of a chicken. A fast, agile predator that ate small lizards — a specimen was found with a lizard (Bavarisaurus) in its stomach. Once thought to be the smallest dinosaur, but many smaller species have since been found. Related to the much larger Tyrannosaurus.
Size
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