Compsognathus — size comparison

Compsognathus lived in the Late Jurassic in present-day Germany and France. Material around the abdomen of known specimens indicates that it ate small lizards.

Silhouette comparison

Length

wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaReconstructed measurements · fossil estimates

Compsognathus

Compsognathus longipes

ok. 1,25 mAdult individual · rekonstrukcja
Body length

wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaMeasurement: side

Mass · szacunek
No estimateSzacunki kopalne
Shared ground line. The scale follows the measurement stated for each animal. Person: 170 cm
Body lengthScale in m
00,511,5
CompsognathusBody lengthapprox. 1.25 m

The scale compares the named dimensions. View direction and measurement points are given for each animal.

Scale based on the stated dimensions for each animal

Person: 170 cm
Compsognathus — size comparison — facts and sources

Compsognathus lived in the Late Jurassic in present-day Germany and France. Material around the abdomen of known specimens indicates that it ate small lizards.

Known individuals differ in size and preservation. The French specimen was once described as a separate species; later comparisons indicated that the differences fall within variation of the same species.

Measurement sources