Dinosauria › Reptilia › Theropoda › Compsognathidae
Compsognathus
Compsognathus longipes Wagner 1861
Late Jurassic (Tithonian) · 154.8–145.1 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore, insectivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Compsognathus longipes is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Jurassic, roughly 154.8–145.1 million years ago. It was a carnivore, insectivore. It was named by Wagner 1861. The species is represented by 3 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~11%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 3 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Compsognathus sits in deep time
Compsognathus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Compsognathus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.