Compsognathus
A well preserved fossil of the Compsognathus, meaning elegant jaw. It was a small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur, reaching only 65 cms in height living during the Late Jurassic, 145 to 140 million years ago
Picture No
10705060
Media ID
47572105
Size
2616px x 2956px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
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