Compsognathus

Compsognathus; Temporal range: Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous, 150.8–140 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Reconstruction o a skelet, Museum o Auncient Life – Thanksgiving Point
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Order:	Saurischia
Faimily:	†Compsognathidae
Subfaimily:	†Compsognathinae; Cope, 1875
Genus:	†Compsognathus; Wagner, 1859
Teep species
	†Compsognathus longipes; Wagner, 1859
Synonyms
	Compsognathus corallestris ; Bidar, Demay, & Thomel, 1972

Compsognathus (/kɒmpˈsɒɡnəθəs/;^[1] Greek kompsos/κομψός; "elegant", "refined" or "dainty", an gnathos/γνάθος; "jaw")^[2] is a genus o smaa, bipedal, carnivorous theropod dinosaurs. Members o its single species Compsognathus longipes could grow tae the size o a bubbly-jock.

References

↑ "Compsognathus", Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition
↑ Liddell & Scott (1980). Greek-English Lexicon, Abridged Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-910207-4.

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