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CaudipteryxvsCompsognathus

Compsognathus has a higher Time Span (5 vs 3 Myr), while Caudipteryx has a higher Length (1 vs 1 m), while Compsognathus has a higher Weight (3 vs 2 kg).

Physical Characteristics

1
Length
1
2
Weight
3
omnivorous
Diet
carnivorous

Classification

small theropod
Type
small theropod

Temporal Range

Early Cretaceous
Era
Late Jurassic
125
Earliest Appearance
145
122
Latest Appearance
140
3
Time Span
5
124
Temporal Midpoint
143

Discovery

1,998
Year Discovered
1,859
China
Discovery Location
France, Germany

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Data sourced from World Dinosaur Dataset (Zenodo) (CC-BY 4.0).