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Definition of Compsognathus
1. Noun. Very small bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Jurassic in Bavaria.
Group relationships: Genus Compsognathus
Definition of Compsognathus
1. n. A genus of Dinosauria found in the Jurassic formation, and remarkable for having several birdlike features.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Compsognathus
Literary usage of Compsognathus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chain of Life in Geological Time: A Sketch of the Origin and Succession by James William Dawson (1888)
"compsognathus. One of the smaller Dinosaurs.—After Wagner. If we inquire as to
the first connection above stated, we may define it briefly in the words of ..."
2. How to Write Simple Science Reports by Jo Ellen Moore (1995)
"Discussion Starters How would you describe compsognathus? ... Skeleton Discussion
Starter Look at the skeleton of the compsognathus. ..."
3. The Story of Creation: A Plain Account of Evolution by Edward Clodd (1888)
"To these may be added, among others, the compsognathus, ... compsognathus. 5.
Distribution.—Emerson says that' the man of this age must be matriculated in ..."
4. A Guide to the Exhibition Galleries of the Department of Geology and by Henry Woodward (1881)
"The skeleton of a small Dinosaurian reptile, of which a beautiful cast may be
seen in the case; the original being preserved at Munich, named compsognathus ..."
5. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1898)
"The possession of ascending process of the so-called astragalus and its fusion
with the tibia: compsognathus and Ceratosaurus among Theropoda; ..."
6. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1884)
"One such reptile, known as compsognathus, may be regarded as filling among ...
Altogether, compsognathus must have looked in outward appearance not at all ..."
7. The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley, Michael Foster (1901)
"The very remarkable reptile, compsognathus longipes, has many affinities with the
... Cope has distinguished compsognathus as the type of a division, ..."
8. The Popular Science Monthly (1884)
"One such reptile, known as compsognathus, may be regarded as filling among ...
Altogether, compsognathus must have looked in outward appearance not at all ..."
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