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Compsognathus corallestris

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(comp-sog-NATH-us)
TYPE SPECIES: C. longipes, Wagner, 1859
OTHER SPECIES: C. corallestris=C. longipes
SYNONYMS: none
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CLASSIFICATION:
Ornithodira
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Compsognathidae
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LENGTH: 1 meter (3 feet)

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TIME PERIOD: Kimmeridgian (Late Jurassic)

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LOCATION: Germany and France

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ABOUT: One of the smallest theropods yet discovered. Not sure if it had two fingers (as drawn) or three.

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fanthome-derecho's avatar
Yes, it is quite a bit on the extravagant side, and Sinosauropteryx as a coat of protofeathers covering the entire body, so it is almost certain that Compsognathus had the same.