Compsognathus Compsognathus longipes Wagner 1861
/kɒmpˈsɒɡnəθəs/
Late Jurassic (Tithonian) · 154.8–145.1 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore, insectivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Where It Was Found
Countries
Germany, France
Regions
Bayern · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Formation
Painten
Dig sites
2
distinct collections
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 is recorded as ground-dwelling. Fossils have been recovered from Bayern, Germany and elsewhere. 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%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 3 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Compsognathus longipes sits in deep time
Compsognathus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Compsognathus longipes's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.