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Procompsognathus
Procompsognathus triassicus Fraas 1913
Late Triassic (Norian) · 215.4–211.2 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Overview
Procompsognathus triassicus is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Triassic, roughly 215.4–211.2 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It was named by Fraas 1913. The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~5%
fragmentary record
Confirmed
Inferred
Based on 1 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Procompsognathus sits in deep time
Procompsognathus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Procompsognathus's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology.