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Definition of Compsognathus

Compsognathus
Compsognathus Comp*sog"na*thus (k[o^]mp*s[o^]g"n[.a]*th[u^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. kompo`s elegant, pretty + gna`qos jaw.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of Dinosauria found in the Jurassic formation, and remarkable for having several birdlike features.

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- describe Compsognathus as "chicken-sized" dinosaurs because of the size of the German specimen, which is now believed to be a juvenile. Compsognathus longipes...
- Sinosauropteryx (which he considered at the time to be a synonym of Compsognathus, as Compsognathus prima) were stiffening structures from a frill running along...
- impressions are known from four genera commonly placed in the group, Compsognathus, Sinosauropteryx, Sinocalliopteryx and Juravenator. While the latter...
- identifies the dinosaur as Compsognathus tri****icus, which in reality is a non-existent species; the film combined the names of Compsognathus longipes and Procompsognathus...
- that can be unlocked during the game's progression. Enemies include Compsognathus, Dilophosaurus, Troodon, and, above all, Indominus Rex. The 3DS version...
- identifies the dinosaur as Compsognathus tri****icus, which in reality is a non-existent species. The name is a combination of Compsognathus longipes and Procompsognathus...
- derived from the name of another dinosaur, Compsognathus. A later (Jur****ic) small predatory dinosaur, Compsognathus takes its name from the Gr**** word kompsos...
- recovered as the sister taxon to Mirischia and Sinocalliopteryx. Since Compsognathus was recovered outside of this group, Qiu et al. opted to use the name...
- were descendants of dinosaurs. He compared the skeletal structure of Compsognathus, a small theropod dinosaur, and the "first bird" Archaeopteryx lithographica...
- Gr**** pygmaios, "dwarf", as it was thought the form represented a small Compsognathus-like coelurosaurian theropod belonging to the Coeluridae and one of...