Describer

Wagner, 1859

Time

Jurassic Late Kimmeridgian Tithonian

Classification

Saurischia Theropoda Tetanurae Coelurosauria Compsognathidae

Diet

Carnivore

Fossilsite

France Germany

Typespecies

Compsognathus longipes

Length

1.4 meter

Info

Genus - Skull - Eggs

Compsognathus (Wagner, 1859) > Compsognathus longipes (Wagner, 1859) = Compsognathus corallestris (Bidar, Demay & Thomel, 1972)

(\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"pretty jaw\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\") Compsognathus was a small creature, the remains so far discovered indicate an animal between 28in and 4,6 ft (70cm-1,4m) in length. The first remains of Compsognathus to be discovered consisted of a beautifully preserved virtually complete skeleton from the lithographic limestone of the Riedenburg-Kelheim area of southern Germany (Bavaria).

Structures originally interpreted as dermal ossifications by Heune (1901) were interpreted as being immature eggs by Griffiths (2000)