Definitions for compsognathus
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1. compsognathusnoun

   very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic in Bavaria

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1. Compsognathusnoun

   A genus of carnivorous Dinosauria found in the Jurassic formation with a slender body, and remarkable for having several birdlike features. It reached a length of 30 inches when adult.

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1. Compsognathus

   Compsognathus (; Greek kompsos/κομψός; "elegant", "refined" or "dainty", and gnathos/γνάθος; "jaw") is a genus of small, bipedal, carnivorous theropod dinosaur. Members of its single species Compsognathus longipes could grow to around the size of a turkey. They lived about 150 million years ago, during the Tithonian age of the late Jurassic period, in what is now Europe. Paleontologists have found two well-preserved fossils, one in Germany in the 1850s and the second in France more than a century later. Today, C. longipes is the only recognized species, although the larger specimen discovered in France in the 1970s was once thought to belong to a separate species and named C. corallestris. Many presentations still describe Compsognathus as "chicken-sized" dinosaurs because of the size of the German specimen, which is now believed to be a juvenile. Compsognathus longipes is one of the few dinosaur species whose diet is known with certainty: the remains of small, agile lizards are preserved in the bellies of both specimens. Teeth discovered in Portugal may be further fossil remains of the genus. Although not recognized as such at the time of its discovery, Compsognathus is the first theropod dinosaur known from a reasonably complete fossil skeleton. Until the 1990s, it was the smallest-known non-avialan dinosaur, with the preceding centuries incorrectly labelling them as the closest relative of Archaeopteryx.

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1. compsognathus

   Compsognathus is a small, bipedal dinosaur species that lived around 150 million years ago during the Tethonian age of the late Jurassic period. Known for its light frame and fast speed, it is one of the smallest known dinosaurs. Its name means "elegant jaw" and the two known species are native to France and Germany. Fossil evidence suggests that its diet primarily consisted of small vertebrates and possibly insects. Its public image popularly increased after appearing in the film Jurassic Park.

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1. Compsognathusnoun

   a genus of Dinosauria found in the Jurassic formation, and remarkable for having several birdlike features

2. Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. kompo`s elegant, pretty + gna`qos jaw.]

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1. Compsognathus

   Compsognathus is a genus of small, bipedal, carnivorous theropod dinosaurs. Members of its single species Compsognathus longipes could grow to the size of a turkey. They lived around 150 million years ago, the latest Kimmeridgian age of the late Jurassic period, in what is now Europe. Paleontologists have found two well-preserved fossils, one in Germany in the 1850s and the second in France more than a century later. Today, C. longipes is the only recognized species, although the larger specimen discovered in France in the 1970s was once thought to belong to a separate species and named C. corallestris. Many presentations still describe Compsognathus as "chicken-sized" dinosaurs because of the small size of the German specimen, which is now believed to be a juvenile. Compsognathus longipes is one of the few dinosaur species for which diet is known with certainty: the remains of small, agile lizards are preserved in the bellies of both specimens. Teeth discovered in Portugal may be further fossil remains of the genus. Although not recognized as such at the time of its discovery, Compsognathus is the first theropod dinosaur known from a reasonably complete fossil skeleton. Until the 1990s, it was the smallest known non-avialan dinosaur; earlier it was the closest supposed relative of the early bird Archaeopteryx.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of compsognathus in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of compsognathus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=compsognathus
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=compsognathus
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compsognathus
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compsognathus
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=compsognathus