Daily Dino Fact: Compy, the other white meat
Probably not as tasty as a chicken
Q: What was the tiniest dinosaur? -Djcoolio
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.
-Rex
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September 6th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
cool pet
September 6th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
What Did The Tyrannosaurus Rex Use Their Arms For?
Please Answer This Question I Would Really Appreciate It. Thank You For Your Time.
September 6th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Hey i didnt get my sunday yet
September 6th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
what was the fastesst dino and the slowest dino?
September 6th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
comys were not the smallest dinosaur there was smaller dino microraptorhs 2.7 feet long and albertonykus he was 2.5 feet long.
September 6th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
i like that dinasaur .
September 6th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
White meat?Lol I have A Question!
Q.Whats the fattest dinosaur ever?
September 6th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Um… I don’t think chicken is tasty either cause I’m a vegetarian… so I’ve never tried it…
September 6th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
cool it would make a good dino dog but i would hate to have it in my room,i also have 2 Q’s.
1.What was the fastest theropod ever?
2.What was the fastest sauropod ever?
September 6th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
and yes i have a question
Q: What is the fattest Dinosaur ?? Please answer Rex ?
September 6th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
that is very very tiny
September 6th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
i went to drumheller four months ago in calgary and there was a fossil of a compsognathus an lots of other dinosaurs there.
September 6th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
what was the biggest under water creature in the dinosaur times?
September 6th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
i havent got my art contest trophie yet??
September 6th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
what was the cutest dinosaur?
September 6th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
WOW!Thx for answering my question!
Djcoolio
September 7th, 2009 at 4:10 am
dudes,what was the first dino.
September 7th, 2009 at 5:36 am
Can you tell me some facts about spinosaurus? i’m really interested in it.
Please post,
Caden
September 7th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
How many types of dinos were there?
-PERcY
September 9th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
Thats the same thing I asked a while ago. Lol!