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CompsognathusvsPolacanthus

Polacanthus has a higher Length (5 vs 1 m), while Compsognathus has a higher Earliest Appearance (145 vs 125 Ma), while Compsognathus has a higher Temporal Midpoint (143 vs 125 Ma).

Physical Characteristics

1
Length
5
3
Weight
N/A
carnivorous
Diet
herbivorous

Classification

small theropod
Type
armoured dinosaur

Temporal Range

Late Jurassic
Era
Early Cretaceous
145
Earliest Appearance
125
140
Latest Appearance
125
5
Time Span
N/A
143
Temporal Midpoint
125

Discovery

1,859
Year Discovered
1,881
France, Germany
Discovery Location
England, UnitedKingdom

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