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	Compsognathus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Compsognathus /kɒmp'sɒg.næ.θʊs/ meaning 'elegant jaw' (Greek kompsos/κομψος meaning 'elegant', 'refined' or 'dainty' and gnathos/γναθος meaning 'jaw') was a small bipedal carnivorous theropod dinosaur, the size of a chicken that lived in the late Jurassic Period of what is now Europe, with fossil finds from Germany, France and perhaps Portugal.
		Compsognathus is known from two nearly-complete skeletons, one from Germany that is 90 cm long and another from France that is 125 cm.
		Compsognathus appeared in the movies The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park 3 (erroneously identified in the former as "Compsognathus triassicus", combining the genus name of Compsognathus with the species name of Procompsognathus, the small carnivore featured in the Jurassic Park novels).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Compsognathus (543 words)

	Compsognathus - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Compsognathus (komp-SOG-nath-us) meaning "elegant jaw" (Greek kompos = elegant + gnathos = jaw) was a small theropod dinosaur that lived in the late Jurassic of Europe, with fossil finds from Germany, France and perhaps Portugal.
		Compsognathus is known from two nearly complete skeletons, one from Germany that is 90 cm long, and another from France that is 125 cm; other skeletons indicate a size range from 70-140 cm.
		It is often argued that Compsognathus lacked feathers, because none are preserved with either skeleton, while Archaeopteryx, which was found in the same sediments, always preserves feathers.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Compsognathus (422 words)

	Compsognathus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The smallest known dinosaur, Compsognathus, is believed by many scientists to be an early relative of Archaeopteryx, often considered to be the first bird.
		Compsognathus, first found in Germany, was about the size of a house cat.
		Another objection is that Compsognathus doesn't have a collar bone, and many scientists believe birds' wishbones must have evolved from an animal with a collarbone.
	www.cbv.ns.ca /marigold/history/dinosaurs/datafiles/compsognathus.html (210 words)

	Compsognathus
		Compsognathus is known from two nearly complete skeletons, one from Germany that is 2.9 feet long (1.3 pounds), another from France that is 4.1 feet (5.5 pounds).
		For many years, Compsognathus was the only well known small theropod, so was compared to Archaeopteryx as a dinosaurian ancestor/relative of birds.
		It's often argued that Compsognathus lacked feathers, because none are preserved with either skeleton, while Archaeopteryx was found in the same sediments, but always preserves feathers.
	www.starrepublic.org /encyclopedia/wikipedia/c/co/compsognathus.html (269 words)

	Lizard hipped-II,dinosaurs ceratosaurus coelophysis deinonychus eoraptor gallimimus giganotosaurus.
		Compsognathus was a bird-like dinosaur that walked on two long, thin legs; it had three-toed feet.
		Compsognathus had a small, pointed head with small, sharp teeth, hollow bones, and a long, flexible neck.Compsognathus was from 28 inches-4.6 feet long (0.7-1.4 m), about 6.5 pounds (3 kg) and was about the size of a chicken.
		Among the contemporaries of Compsognathus were Coelurus and Ornitholestes.Compsognathus was a carnivore (a meat eater) that caught and ate small animals, including insects and lizards.
	www.rareresource.com /theropods1.htm (1161 words)

	Compsognathus
		Compsognathus was a theropod dinosaur, belonging to the InfraOrder Coelurosauria ("hollow tailed lizards"), a group of small dinosaurs such as Procompsognathus, Saltopus, Coelophysis, Coelurus, Ornithomimus, Struthiomimus and Gallimimus.
		Interestingly, Compsognathus had unusually short arms for an animal its size and only had two digits (fingers) on its manus (hand), similar to its much larger distant cousins such as Tyrannosaurus, Albertosaurus Daspletosaurus and Tarbosaurus.
		Compsognathus had long legs with long feet, plus its tibias (lower leg bones) were longer than its femurs (upper leg bones).
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/paleontology/89052 (416 words)

	Compsognathus Dinosaur @ Planet Dinosaur
		Compsognathus was one of the smallest known dinosaur, standing tall at 3 feet (1 meter).
		Compsognathus was first discovered by Dr. Oberndorfer in limestone deposits in the Riedenburg-Kelheim region of Bavaria, southern Germany in the late 1850's.
		Only two Compsognathus fossils have been found; one in Germany and one in France.
	www.planetdinosaur.com /dinosaurs_a2z/C/compsognathus.htm (128 words)

	Compsognathus longipes - Compsognathidae dinosaur
		Compsognathus, with its many bird-like features, would shortly led anatomists such as T. Huxley to propose a close affinity between birds and dinosaurs.
		Compsognathus was once the smallest known dinosaur -- about the size of a chicken.
		Compsognathus had a small, pointed head with small, sharp teeth, hollow bones, and a long, flexible neck.
	www.dinosaur-world.com /feathered_dinosaurs/compsognathus_longipes.htm (535 words)

	InfoHub - View Single Post - Compsognathus
		Compsognathus is apparently the smallest dinosaur that ever existed.
		Compsognathus had 3 toed feet and 3 fingered hands.
		Compsognathus was fast, which gave it an advantage in hunting.
	www.infohub.com /forums/showpost.php?p=11807&postcount=1 (121 words)

	compsognathus
		Compsognathus was a theropod dinosaur that lived during the late
		Compsognathus was from 28 inches-4.6 feet long (0.7-1.4 m), about 6.5 pounds (3 kg) and was about the size of a chicken.
		Fossils and Name: Compsognathus was first discovered by Dr. Oberndorfer in limestone deposits in the southern Germany in the late 1850's.
	www.cmstudio.com /compsognathus.html (210 words)

	Compsognathus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Compsognathus (komp-sog-NAY-asi') vivió en tarde jurásico de Alemania, de Francia y quizás de Portugal.
		Compsognathus se conoce a partir de dos esqueletos casi completos: uno de Alemania que tiene 2.9 pies de largo (1.3 libras), y otro de Francia que es 4.1 pies (5.5 libras).
		Compsognathus pudo haber tenido solamente dos dedos, puesto que no se ha encontrado ningunos huesos de un tercer dedo.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/co/Compsognathus.htm (311 words)

	The STF Technical Manual: Compsognathus-class (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		It was christened "Compsognathus" after a species of small dinosaur that was dangerous when it hunted in large packs.
		The Compsognathus interceptor has no Warp Propulsion System, so it is dependant on a carrier craft to transport it to and from different theatres of operation.
		The maximum sustained speed for the Compsognathus is 0.35c, where c is the speed of light.
	www.star-fleet.com /ed/tm/compsognathus.html (873 words)

	ALLOSAURUS
		A long tail acted as a counterbalance and for stability during fast turns.
		Compsognathus was about the size of a chicken.
		Compsognathus lived in what is now Germany and France.
	www.shakopee.k12.mn.us /K5Media/Science/Dinosaurs/Compsognathus.htm (65 words)

	COMPSOGNATHUS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Compsognathus lived in Late Jurassic of Germany, France and perhaps Portugal.
		Compsognathus is known from two nearly complete skeletons: one from Germany that is 2.9 feet long, and another from France that is 4.1 feet.
		It is licensed under the GNU free documentation license.
	www.yotor.org /wiki/en/co/Compsognathus.htm (282 words)

	Dinosaure. Compsognathus.Fiche.Images
		Compsognathus possédait des mains à deux doigts en forme de tenaille, le troisième étant atrophié.
		Les petits théropodes comme Compsognathus ont de nombreux points communs avec Archaeopteryx: crâne léger,corps ramassé,membres longs et fins et, chez certains, un bréchet (sternum d'oiseau).
		Compsognathus a été découvert en 1859 en Allemagne puis à nouveau en 1972 en France.
	www.dinosoria.com /compsognathus.htm (181 words)

	Compsognathus page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In 1881 Othniel Marsh noticed that there existed a small reptile skeleton within the Compsognathus skeleton.
		He concluded that it was possibly a foetus, or alternatively that Compsognathus had swallowed one of its own young.
		In 1903 Barin Nopcsa dismissed it as an embryo and concluded that it was a small lizard - the dinosaurs last meal.
	www.dinohunters.com /History/Compsognathus.htm (110 words)

	Compsognathus Behavior (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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		Compsognathus is known from two nearly-complete skeletons, one from Germany that is 90 cm long...
		Compsognathus very small predaceous dinosaurs that lived in Europe during the Late Jurassic Period (159 million to 144 million years ago).
	www.futuregate.co.uk /compsognathus_behavior.html (234 words)

	- On the Alleged Dinosaurian Ancestry of Birds -
		Nevertheless, Compsognathus was considered illustrative of the kind of creature from which Archaeopteryx evolved.
		Compsognathus was considerably larger than Archaeopteryx, its estimated weight being six to seven pounds compared to about one pound for Archaeopteryx.
		Though Compsognathus is accepted as a contemporary of Archaeopteryx, the precise location at which the holotype was found is unknown.
	www.trueorigin.org /birdevo.asp (11091 words)

	COMPSOGNATHUS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Compsognathus is one of the smallest known dinosaurs, it was about the size of a chicken.
		It was the first complete dinosaur found anywhere in the world, although at first people did not think it was a dinosaur because at that time people thought all dinosaurs were huge.
		Compsognathus was a fast running predator that travelled on its hind legs, its long flexible tail took up more than half its length and helped it keep its balance.
	www.rkey41.freeserve.co.uk /comp.html (107 words)

	Compsognathus- Enchanted Learning Software
		Compsognathus was a carnivore (a meat eater) that caught and ate small animals, including insects and lizards.
		Compsognathus walked on two long, slender legs; it was a fast, agile dinosaur.
		Dinosaur speeds are estimated using their morphology (characteristics like leg length and estimated body mass) and fossilized trackways.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/dinosaurs/dinos/Compy.shtml (405 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Compsognathus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Compsognathus /{{IPAkÉ’mp'sÉ’g.nÃ¦.Î¸Ês}}/ meaning 'elegant jaw' (Greek kompsos/ÎºÎ¿Î¼ÏÎ¿Ï meaning 'elegant', 'refined' or 'dainty' and gnathos/Î³Î½Î±Î¸Î¿Ï meaning 'jaw') was a small bipedal carnivorous theropod dinosaur, the size of a chicken that lived in the late Jurassic Period of what is now Europe, with fossil finds from Germany, France and perhaps Portugal.
		They are also featured in the Turok: Dinosaur Hunter series of video games, which also portrays them as having a pack behavior.
		DinoData: ''Compsognathus'' Category:Coelurids Category:Coelurosaurs Category:European dinosaurs Category:Jurassic dinosaurs Category:Jurassic Park species
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Compsognathus (535 words)

	Nopcsa and a Dinner for Compsognathus, 1903 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In 1881 Othniel Marsh had a chance to examine the type specimen of Compsognathus, described by Wagner in 1861, and he noticed that within its ribs were the tiny bones of a small reptile.
		He rejected the possibility that the small reptile was an embryo--it was too large for that--and on examining the proportions of the bones, he concluded it was not a cannibalized Compsognathus either.
		It is interesting to compare Nopcsa's drawing with a detail of Wagner's original plate of Compsognathus (detail at left; for Wagner's complete plate, see item 13).
	www.lindahall.org /events_exhib/exhibit/exhibits/dino/nop1903.htm (218 words)

	Generos de dinosaurios: Compsognathus
		Compsognathus, es uno de los terópodos más pequeños conocidos (exceptuando las aves).
		Compsognathus fue probablemente un pequeño depredador, rápido y ágil, que se alimentaría de presas de pequeño tamaño.
		Compsognathus constituyó durante mucho tiempo, un argumento en contra de la presencia de plumas en los terópodos derivados de pequeño tamaño, ya que uno de los ejemplares procvede del mismo yacimiento que Archaeopteryx y, a diferencia de éste, no presenta rastro alguno de plumas.
	www.dinosaurios.net /gdm/dmgn_comps.htm (276 words)

	Coeluridae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although they are all superficially similar, there is no evidence that Ornitholestes, Proceratosaurus and/or Scipionyx form a clade with Coelurus to the exclusion of other traditional coelurosaur families.
		In 2003, O.W.M. Rauhut redefined Coeluridae to include Coelurus (Late Jurassic, North America), Compsognathus (Late Jurassic, Europe), Sinosauropteryx (Early Cretaceous, Asia) and an unnamed Compsognathus-like form (Early Cretaceous, South America; this dinosaur has since been placed in the new genus Mirischia).
		Rauhut considered coelurids to be a monophyletic group of basal coelurosaurs, characterized by evolutionary reversals in some aspects of the vertebrae to the more primitive theropod condition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coeluridae (247 words)

	The Compsognathus Skeleton, 1861 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Compsognathus longipes was the first reasonably complete dinosaur skeleton ever found.
		This discovery of Compsognathus, with its many bird-like features, would shortly lead anatomists such as T. Huxley to propose a close affinity between birds and dinosaurs.
		This plate, as well as the lithograph of Archaeopteryx in item 14, demonstrates the unique ability of the lithographic medium to capture the appearance of a slab of stone and its embedded fossil.
	www.lindahall.org /events_exhib/exhibit/exhibits/dino/wag1861.htm (207 words)

	Amazon.com: compsognathus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Compsognathus: The Smallest Dinosaur (Dinosaur Discovery Era) by Elizabeth J. Sandell (Paperback - Aug 1991)
		The other fossil was Compsognathus, a small, bird-like dinosaur that...
		In fact compsognathus was one of the smallest...
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=compsognathus&tag=ecomplex&index=blended&link_code=qs&page=1 (487 words)

	Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft \| \| Ausstellungen \| \| Dinosaurier \| Compsognathus
		Dass nicht alle Dinosaurier groß waren, zeigt unter anderem der Compsognathus, der mit 60 Zentimeter Länge einer der kleinsten Echsenbecken-Dinosaurier ist.
		Er wurde 1859 in den Solnhofener Plattenkalken gefunden.
		Compsognathus lebte mit diesem Urvogel zur selben Zeit in der selben Region.
	www.senckenberg.de /root/index.php?page_id=1522 (99 words)

	Kinetosaurs: Dinosaur Database
		Compsognathus was one of the smallest dinosaurs alive.
		Compsognathus lived during the end of the Jurassic time period and was found in France, Germany and England.
		Click here to go to a picture of a Compsognathus that you can print out and color yourself.
	www.childrensmuseum.org /special_exhibits/kinetosaur/dinocomp.htm (94 words)

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