Smallest Dinosaur:
Updated May 8, 2019 |
Infoplease Staff
Compsognathus longipes
(c) Joe Tucciarone |
Meaning of Name: | “delicate jaw” |
Period: | Jurassic Period (205 million to 138 million years ago) |
Size: | about 60 centimeters |
Weight: | 5.5kg |
Location: | France and Germany |
The smallest known dinosaur, Compsognathus was about the size of a chicken.
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