Procompsognathus
Pro-compsognathus
- Pronunciation:
- pro-comp-sog-nay-thus
- Name meaning:
- 'before Compsognathus'
- Type of dinosaur:
- small theropod
- Length:
- 1.0m
- Diet:
- carnivorous
- When it lived:
- Late Triassic, 221-210 million years ago
- Found in:
- Germany
Procompsognathus was similar to Ornitholestes. The only specimen is badly crushed.
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy:
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Coelophysoidea
- Named by:
- Fraas (1913)
- Type species:
- triassicus
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