Daily Dino Fact: Compy, the chicken-sized dinosaur
Compsognathus - chickens of the Mesozoic
Q: What was the smallest dinosaur? -Rexory
A: The smallest dinosaur ever found was Compsognathus, described as a “chicken sized” dinosaur but was really about the size of a turkey. Commonly known as a compy, the theropod dinosaur was about 3 ft long in length and only weighed about 6.5 lbs. It was originally discovered in the 1850s by a German fossil hunter but a full adult specimen wasn’t discovered until 1972.
Compys are yet another dinosaur that can be found in Jurassic Park. You may remember the compy from Jurassic Park II as they are found in the opening scene on the beach and featured throughout the movie. Compsognathus was probably a fierce little guy, agile and fast enough to get away from most predators and able to easily hunt prey such as early mammals.
Thanks for your question Rexory. Webosaurs, please post your dinosaur questions to the comments and I will answer them in the Daily Dino Fact. Have a great day on Webosaurs Island!
-Rex
July 13th, 2009 at 9:45 am
Chickens ruled the earth! I didn’t think dinos were so small…
July 13th, 2009 at 10:21 am
That is cool!
Thanks for posting my question! 
July 13th, 2009 at 10:25 am
Those dino’s are very cute!
July 13th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
What was the fatest dinosaur?
July 13th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
that photo is so so so so cool!!!!!
July 13th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Heya Match, you’ll find the answer to your question in the Daily Dino Fact from a few days ago. Here’s a link!
http://blog.webosaurs.com/2009/07/11/daily-dino-fact-fastest-dinosaur/
Please be sure to post your questions guys, I love answering them!
-Rex
July 13th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
What dinosaur ate the most? -Rexory
July 14th, 2009 at 6:56 am
lol…the size a a turkey? hahahah!
July 14th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
you know after watching the Picture of the Compsognathus there is a question that always bothers me:
-How many Dinosaurs species had feathers and for what did they need it?
August 22nd, 2009 at 5:32 pm
I thought microraptor from china was the smallest dinosaur got to go bye :]
August 22nd, 2009 at 6:42 pm
I was looking on the internet and found an even smaller dino its name was albertonykus 70 cm long :]
September 11th, 2009 at 10:51 am
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March 30th, 2011 at 7:43 am
Did Compies hunt in packs?