Compsognathus

E371882
genus of dinosaur

Compsognathus was a small, bipedal carnivorous dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period, known for its slender build and for being one of the first dinosaurs reconstructed from nearly complete skeletons.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Compsognathidae 2
Compsognathus canonical 1
Compsognathus longipes 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus of dinosaur ⓘ
bodyPlan slender build ⓘ
clade Dinosauria ⓘ
Tetanurae ⓘ
classificationStatus non-avian theropod ⓘ
country France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
describedBy Johann A. Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet carnivorous ⓘ
estimatedLength about 1 meter ⓘ
estimatedMass a few kilograms ⓘ
family Compsognathus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Compsognathidae
forelimbFeature grasping hands with three fingers ⓘ
fossilRange Late Jurassic ⓘ
fossilSite Bavaria ⓘ
surface form: Bavaria, Germany

France ⓘ
Solnhofen Limestone ⓘ
surface form: Solnhofen limestone
geologicalAge Tithonian ⓘ
habitat coastal environments ⓘ
island or archipelago settings ⓘ
hindlimbFeature long hind legs adapted for running ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
locomotion bipedal ⓘ
nameMeaning elegant jaw ⓘ
notableFor being one of the first dinosaurs reconstructed from nearly complete skeletons ⓘ
order Theropoda ⓘ
paleoenvironment lagoonal or near-shore marine-influenced settings ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
prey lizards ⓘ
small vertebrates ⓘ
region Europe ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
scientificImportance important for early understanding of small theropods ⓘ
sizeComparison one of the smaller known non-avian dinosaurs ⓘ
skeletalCharacteristic elongated tail ⓘ
light, hollow bones ⓘ
slender skull ⓘ
skeletonCompleteness nearly complete ⓘ
suborder Coelurosauria ⓘ
tailFunction counterbalance for bipedal locomotion ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
timePeriod Late Jurassic ⓘ
trophicLevel small predator ⓘ
typeSpecies Compsognathus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Compsognathus longipes
yearDescribed 1859 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Theropoda → includes → Compsognathus ⓘ
Tetanurae → includesTaxon → Compsognathus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Compsognathidae
Compsognathus → family → Compsognathus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Compsognathidae
Compsognathus → typeSpecies → Compsognathus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Compsognathus longipes